Mbere

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A language of Congo

ISO 639-3
mdt
Alternate Names
Limbede, Mbédé, Mbété
User Population

106,000 in Congo (2018). Total users in all countries: 151,500.

Location

Cuvette-Ouest department: north Ewo and Kelle districts.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Mbete (B.61)
Dialects

Ngwii. Lexical similarity: 77% with Mbamba [mbm], 76% with Ngungwel [ngz], 74% with Teke-Tege [teg], 70% with Teke-Tsaayi [tyi].

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin] (Leitch 2005).

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbere
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.

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