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BQK ISO 639-3

Banda-Mbrès

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Banda of Mbrès, Banda-Mbre
Population
42,500 in Central African Republic (1996).
Location:
Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture: Bamingui subprefecture border small area; Nana-Grébizi prefecture: Kaga Bandoro and Mbrès subprefectures; Ouaka prefecture: Bakala subprefecture, Sabanga and Moruba towns; Ouham prefecture: Bouca subprefecture.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Banda-Mbres
Dialects
Buka (Bouka), Mbre (Mbele, Mbere), Moruba (Maraba, Morouba), Sabanga (Sangbanga), Wada (Ouadda).
Language Use
Most also use Sango [sag].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banda-Mbrès
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Banda-Mbrès
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
Buka (Bouka), Mbre (Mbele, Mbere), Moruba (Maraba, Morouba), Sabanga (Sangbanga), Wada (Ouadda).
Language Status
7 (Shifting)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous.
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Location: Bamingui-Bangoran prefecture: Bamingui subprefecture border small area; Nana-Grébizi prefecture: Kaga Bandoro and Mbrès subprefectures; Ouaka prefecture: Bakala subprefecture, Sabanga and Moruba towns; Ouham prefecture: Bouca subprefecture.