Mono | Ethnologue

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: mnh
Alternate Names: Amono
Autonym: Mɔnɔ
Population: 65,000 (1984 census).
Location:: Nord-Ubangi province: Bosobolo territory; Sud-Ubangi province: some in Libenge territory. Bili is center.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Mid-Southern
Dialects: Bili, Bubanda, Galaba, Kaga, Mpaka. Reportedly most similar to Togbo-Vara Banda [tor] and Gobu [gox], but quite different ethnically from Togbo.
Language Use: Also use Lingala [lin]. Also use Ngbaka [nga]. Also use Sango [sag]. Used as L2 by Furu [fuu], Gbanziri [gbg], Gobu [gox], Mid-Southern Banda [bjo], South Central Banda [lnl], Togbo-Vara Banda [tor].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala [lin], women below 10%. NT: 2020.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mono
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Nord-Ubangi province: Bosobolo territory; Sud-Ubangi province: some in Libenge territory. Bili is center.