Ngbandi, Southern
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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Mbati, Mongbandi, Mongwandi, Ngbandi-Ngiri, Ngbandi-Sud, Ngwandi
Population
105,000.
Location
Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala, Kungu, and Libenge territories.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Dialects
None known. Different enough from Northern Ngbandi [ngb] that separate literature is needed.
Language Use
Positive attitudes. Also use Lingala [lin].
Language Development
NT: 1987.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Villages interspersed with Mbandja villages. Christian.