Bandi

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A language of Liberia

ISO 639-3
bza
Alternate Names
Bande, Gbande, Gbandi, Gbunde
Autonym
Bandí
User Population

149,000 in Liberia (2020). Total users in all countries: 161,000.

Location

Gbarpolu county: Belleh district; Lofa county.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Mande, Western, Central-Southwestern, Southwestern, Mende-Loma, Mende-Bandi, Bandi
Dialects

Tahamba, Wawana, Wulukoha, Hasala, Lukasa, Hembeh. Tahamba dialect used for literature. Lexical similarity: 96% with the 6 dialects, 83% with the most similar Mende [men] dialect.

Language Use

Also use Liberian English [lir]. Used as L2 by Kuwaa [blh].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2000.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bandi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.

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