MDT ISO 639-3
Mbere
A language of Congo
- ISO 639
- mdt
- Alternate Names
- Limbede, Mbédé, Mbété
- Population
- 106,000 in Congo (2018). Total users in all countries: 151,500.
- Location:
- Cuvette-Ouest department: north Ewo and Kelle districts.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Mbete (B.61)
- Dialects
- Ngwii. Lexical similarity: 77% with Mbamba [mbm], 76% with Ngungwel [ngz], 74% with Teke-Tege [teg], 70% with Teke-Tsaayi [tyi].
- Language Use
- Also use Lingala [lin] (Leitch 2005).
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mbere
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Haut-Ogooué province: Okondja area.
- Dialects
- Ngwii.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian. View other languages of Gabon
Language Name
Mbere
User Population
45,500 in Gabon (2000). All Mbere languages in Gabon: 110,000 (Johnstone 1993).
Map
Location: Cuvette-Ouest department: north Ewo and Kelle districts.
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