Mbere

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A language of Congo

ISO 639-3

mdt

Alternate Names

Limbede, Mbédé, Mbété

Population

90,000 in Congo (2014 J. Leclerc). Total users in all countries: 135,500.

Location

Cuvette-Ouest department: north Ewo and Kelle districts.

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Congo

Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Mbete (B.61)

Dialects

Ngwii. Lexical similarity: 77% with Mbamba [mbm], 76% with Ngungwel [ngz], 74% with Teke-Tege [teg], 70% with Teke-Tsaayi [tyi].

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin] (Leitch 2005).

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Mbere

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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Language nameMbere

Population Full

45,500 in Gabon (2000). All Mbere languages in Gabon: 110,000 (Johnstone 1993).

Location

Haut-Ogooué province: Okondja area.

Alternate Names

Ambede, Lembaamba, Limbede, Limbere, Mbaama, Mbédé, Mbété, Obamba

Dialects

Ngwii.

Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Some also use French [fra], mostly for official business, in church and at the market.

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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