Babango

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
bbm
Alternate Names
Bango, Mobango, Southwest Bwa
User Population

2,550 (2000).

Location

Tshopo province: Basoko territory; some in Mongala province.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Ngombe (C.441)
Dialects

Possibly a dialect of Budza [bja], which is immediately downriver. Lexical similarity: 89% with Budza.

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Babango