Ligenza

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: lgz
Alternate Names: Digenja, Gendja, Gendza-Bali, Ligendza
Population: 43,000 (1986 SIL).
Location:: Bas-Uele province: Aketi territory (Benza dialect); Mongala province: small areas in Bumba territory.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Ngombe (C.414)
Dialects: Bokoy, Elowa, Benza (Binja, Binza, Libenza, Libindja, Libinja), Bolupi.
Language Use: Also use Lingala [lin].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High in Lingala [lin].

Location: Bas-Uele province: Aketi territory (Benza dialect); Mongala province: small areas in Bumba territory.