Page Type: languageBanda, West Central | Ethnologue

BBP ISO 639-3

Banda, West Central

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639
bbp
Population
4,500 in Central African Republic (1996). 1,000 Wojo. Total users in all countries: 7,500.
Location:
Kémo prefecture: Sibut (northeast of Dekol town) and southeast Dekoa subprefectures; Ouaka prefecture: Grimari, Bakala, and Bambari subprefectures.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, West Central
Dialects
Dakpa, Gbaga-Nord (Gbaga-2), Gbi, Vita, Wojo (Hodjo).
Language Use
Most also use Sango [sag].
Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banda, West Central
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Banda, West Central
User Population
3,000 in South Sudan (1982). 5,000 speakers in South Sudan of all Banda languages (2014 SIL).
Location
Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Raga country, between Mboro and Wau.
Language Status
8a (Moribund)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
View other languages of South Sudan

Map

Location: Kémo prefecture: Sibut (northeast of Dekol town) and southeast Dekoa subprefectures; Ouaka prefecture: Grimari, Bakala, and Bambari subprefectures.