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LIZ ISO 639-3

Libinza

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639
liz
Alternate Names
Binza, Libindja, Libinja
Population
10,000 (1986 SIL).
Location:
Equateur province: north Bomongo territory, Boniange and Monia villages on Mwanda and Ngiri rivers; on islands as far as Bomongo; Sud-Ubangi province: Kungu territory.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, C, Bangi-Ntomba (C.321)
Dialects
Monia, Boniange, Kutu. Dialects or closely related languages: Balobo (Likila) [lie] and Ndobo [ndw].
Language Use
Also use Lingala [lin] (Meeuwis 1998).
Language Development
Dictionary.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Libinza
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Distinct from the Binza (Libinja) dialect of Ligenza [lgz].

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Location: Equateur province: north Bomongo territory, Boniange and Monia villages on Mwanda and Ngiri rivers; on islands as far as Bomongo; Sud-Ubangi province: Kungu territory.