Page Type: languageBanda-Ndélé | Ethnologue

BFL ISO 639-3

Banda-Ndélé

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Banda of Ndélé, Nyele
Population
35,500 in Central African Republic (1996).
Location:
Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture: Ndélé and Bamingui subprefectures; Haute-Kotto prefecture: Ouadda subprefecture; Nana-Grébizi prefecture: Kaga Bandoro subprefecture; Ouaka prefecture: Bakala and Ippy subprefectures; Vakaga prefecture: Ouanda-Djalle subprefecture.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Banda-Ndele
Dialects
Banda-Ndélé, Junguru (Djingburu, Nguru), Tangbago (Tambaggo, Tambolo, Tangago, Tombaggo), Ngao (Bandangao, Ngau), Ngbala.
Language Use
Most also use Sango [sag].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banda-Ndélé
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Banda-Ndélé
User Population
5,000 speakers in South Sudan of all Banda languages (2014 SIL).
Location
Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Raga county, Banda Linda and Sopo areas, interspersed with other Banda languages.
Dialects
Junguru (Djingburu, Nguru), Tangbago (Tambaggo, Tambolo, Tangago, Tombaggo), Banda-Kpaya.
Language Status
7 (Shifting)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Location: Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture: Ndélé and Bamingui subprefectures; Haute-Kotto prefecture: Ouadda subprefecture; Nana-Grébizi prefecture: Kaga Bandoro subprefecture; Ouaka prefecture: Bakala and Ippy subprefectures; Vakaga prefecture: Ouanda-Djalle subprefecture.