Bangala | Ethnologue

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: bxg
Alternate Names: Ngala
Autonym: Bangala
Population: 3,500,000, all users. L1 users: Few L1 speakers. L2 users: 3,500,000 (1991 UBS).
Location:: Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces.
Language Status: 3 (Wider communication). Used as an LWC in Aru, Dungu, Faradje, and Watsa territories by all ethnic groups as a preferred market language.
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.30)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly becoming more like Lingala [lin].
Language Use: Used as L2 by Alur [alz], Avokaya [avu], Baka [bdh], Bangba [bbe], Bendi [bct], Dongo [doo], Kakwa [keo], Kaliko [kbo], Lese [les], Lika [lik], Logo [log], Lugbara [lgg], Mamvu [mdi], Mangbetu [mdj], Mangbutu [mdk], Mayogo [mdm], Mündü [muh], Ndo [ndp], Nyali [nlj], Nyanga-li [nyc], Omi [omi], Zande [zne].
Language Development: Dictionary. Bible: 1953–1995.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bangala
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Bas-Uele, Haut-Uele, Ituri, and Tshopo provinces.