Libinza

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
liz
Alternate Names
Binza, Libindja, Libinja
User Population

10,000 (1986 SIL).

Location

Equateur province: north Bomongo territory, Boniange and Monia villages on Mwanda and Ngiri rivers; on islands as far as Bomongo; Sud-Ubangi province: Kungu territory.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.321)
Dialects

Monia, Boniange, Kutu. Dialects or closely related languages: Balobo (Likila) [lie] and Ndobo [ndw].

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin] (Meeuwis 1998).

Language Development

Dictionary.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Libinza
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Distinct from the Binza (Libinja) dialect of Ligenza [lgz].