NBW ISO 639-3
Ngbandi, Southern
Ngbandi-Ngiri Autonym
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- nbw
- Alternate Names
- Mbati, Mongbandi, Mongwandi, Ngbandi-Sud, Ngwandi
- Autonym
- Ngbandi-Ngiri
- Population
- 105,000.
- Location:
- Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala, Kungu, and Libenge territories.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Ngbandi
- Dialects
- None known. Different enough from Northern Ngbandi [ngb] that separate literature is needed.
- Language Use
- Positive attitudes. Also use Lingala [lin].
- Language Development
- NT: 1987–2020.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ngbandi, Southern
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Interspersed with Mbandja [zmz]. Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Sud-Ubangi province: Budjala, Kungu, and Libenge territories.
Size and Vitality
Click to enlarge with explanationPlace in Language Cloud
Click to enlarge with explanation