BPD ISO 639-3
Banda-Banda
A language of Central African Republic
- ISO 639
- bpd
- Population
- 102,000 in Central African Republic (1996).
- Location:
- Widespread.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Banda-Banda
- Dialects
- Banda-Banda, Bereya (Banda de Bria, Banda of Bria, Bria), Buru, Gbaga-South (Gbaga 1), Gbambiya, Hai, Ka, Mbi (Mbiyi), Ndi (Ndri), Ngalabo, Ngola, Vidiri (Mvedere, Vadara, Vidri, Vodere). May be intelligible with Banda-Bambari [liy].
- Language Use
- All also use Sango [sag].
- Language Development
- Dictionary.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Banda-Banda
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Raga county, Banda Linda, and Sopo areas, interspersed with other Banda languages.
- Dialects
- Govoro (Govhoroh), Vidiri (Mvedere, Vadara, Vidri, Vodere), Wundu.
- Language Status
- 7 (Shifting)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of South Sudan
Language Name
Banda-Banda
User Population
5,000 speakers in South Sudan of all Banda languages (2014 SIL).
Map
Location: Widespread.
Size and Vitality
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