LIY ISO 639-3
Banda-Bambari
A language of Central African Republic
- ISO 639
- liy
- Alternate Names
- Banda of Bambari, Banda-Linda, Linda
- Population
- 183,000 (1996). 4,000 Gbende, 2,000 Joto, mainly Linda.
- Location:
- Basse-Kotto prefecture: Alindao and Mingala subprefectures; Haute-Kotto prefecture: Bria subprefecture; Ouaka prefecture: Bakala, Bambari, Grimari, and Ippy subprefectures.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Banda-Bambari
- Dialects
- Linda, Joto (Jeto), Ndokpa, Ngapo (Ngapu), Gbende.
- Language Use
- Most also use Sango [sag].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Banda-Bambari
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Basse-Kotto prefecture: Alindao and Mingala subprefectures; Haute-Kotto prefecture: Bria subprefecture; Ouaka prefecture: Bakala, Bambari, Grimari, and Ippy subprefectures.
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