Mono

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
mnh
Alternate Names
Amono
Autonym
Mɔnɔ
User Population

65,000 (1984 census).

Location

Nord-Ubangi province: Bosobolo territory; Sud-Ubangi province: some in Libenge territory. Bili is center.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

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

Bili, Bubanda, Galaba, Kaga, Mpaka. Reportedly most similar to Togbo-Vara Banda [tor] and Gobu [gox], but quite different ethnically from Togbo.

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin]. Also use Ngbaka [nga]. Also use Sango [sag]. Used as L2 by Furu [fuu], Gbanziri [gbg], Gobu [gox], Mid-Southern Banda [bjo], South Central Banda [lnl], Togbo-Vara Banda [tor].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala [lin], women below 10%. NT: 2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mono
Writing

Latin script [Latn].