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TOR ISO 639-3

Banda, Togbo-Vara

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639
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Population
12,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1984 census). Total users in all countries: 24,000.
Location:
Nord-Ubangi province: Bosobolo territory, Badja and Baya towns, Bandema and Vongba II village areas to Gwara II.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Central, Central Core, Togbo-Vara
Dialects
Togbo (Tagbo, Tohgboh). Not intelligible of other Banda languages or dialects in South Sudan.
Language Use
Also use Lingala [lin]. Also use Mono [mnh]. Also use Sango [sag].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala [lin] and not increasing.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Banda, Togbo-Vara
Writing
Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments
Different from Tagbu [tbm] of Democratic Republic of the Congo in Sere group.

Also Spoken in

Language Name
Banda, Togbo-Vara
User Population
12,000 in Central African Republic (1996).
Location
Haute-Kotto prefecture: Bria subprefecture; Ouaka prefecture: Bambari subprefecture.
Dialects
Togbo (Tagbo, Tagbwali, Tohgboh), Vara (Vera, Vora).
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Distinct from Tagbu [tbm] (Tagbo, Tagba) of Democratic Republic of the Congo in Sere group. They view themselves as very different from Mono [mnh].
View other languages of Central African Republic
Language Name
Banda, Togbo-Vara
User Population
5,000 speakers in South Sudan of all Banda languages (2014 SIL).
Location
Western Bahr al Ghazal state: Raga county, southeast of Sopo town.
Dialects
Togbo (Tagbo, Tohgboh).
Language Status
6a (Vigorous)
Other Comments
Non-indigenous. View themselves as very different from Mono [mnh]. Different from Tagbu [tbm] (Tagbo, Tagba) of Democratic Republic of the Congo in Sere group. Not intelligible of other Banda languages or dialects in South Sudan.
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Location: Nord-Ubangi province: Bosobolo territory, Badja and Baya towns, Bandema and Vongba II village areas to Gwara II.