Banda-Mbrès

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A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3
bqk
Alternate Names
Banda of Mbrès, Banda-Mbre
User Population

42,500 in Central African Republic (1996).

Location

Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture: Bamingui subprefecture border small area; Nana-Grébizi prefecture: Kaga Bandoro and Mbrès subprefectures; Ouaka prefecture: Bakala subprefecture, Sabanga and Moruba towns; Ouham prefecture: Bouca subprefecture.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Banda-Mbres
Dialects

Buka (Bouka), Mbre (Mbele, Mbere), Moruba (Maraba, Morouba), Sabanga (Sangbanga), Wada (Ouadda).

Language Use

Most also use Sango [sag].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banda-Mbrès
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

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