Ngbandi, Southern

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
nbw
Alternate Names
Mbati, Mongbandi, Mongwandi, Ngbandi-Sud, Ngwandi
Autonym
Ngbandi-Ngiri
User Population

105,000.

Location

Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala, Kungu, and Libenge territories.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Ngbandi
Dialects

None known. Different enough from Northern Ngbandi [ngb] that separate literature is needed.

Language Use

Positive attitudes. Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Development

NT: 1987–2020.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngbandi, Southern
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Interspersed with Mbandja [zmz]. Christian.