Ethnologue

Mango

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Doba, Mbay Doba, Mongo

Population

77,000 (2013 J. Leclerc).

Location

Logone Oriental region: La Pendé department, Bodo subprefecture; Mandoul and Tandjilé regions.

Language Maps

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

None known. Reportedly similar to Bedjond [bjv] and Gor [gqr], with high inherent intelligibility.

Language Use

There is a Mango Language Committee. Positive attitudes.

Language Development

Primer, literacy classes. Dictionary. Bible portions: 1968.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.