Ngbandi, Southern

Primary tabs

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.

Language Maps

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

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].

Other Comments

Interspersed with Mbandja [zmz]. Christian.