Mbandja

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
zmz
Alternate Names
Mbandza, Mbanja, Mbanza
Autonym
Mbandja
User Population

352,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). Total users in all countries: 367,400.

Location

Sud-Ubangi, Nord-Ubangi, and west Mongala provinces.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

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

Kala, Gbado.

Language Use

Also use Lingala [lin]. Also use Ngbaka [nga]. Used as L2 by Gilima [gix], Mid-Southern Banda [bjo], Yango [yng].

Language Development

Bible: 2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbandja
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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