ZMZ ISO 639-3
Mbandja
Mbandja Autonym
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
- ISO 639
- zmz
- Alternate Names
- Mbandza, Mbanja, Mbanza
- Autonym
- Mbandja
- Population
- 352,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). Total users in all countries: 367,400.
- Location:
- Sud-Ubangi, Nord-Ubangi, and west Mongala provinces.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Banda, Southern
- Dialects
- Kala, Gbado.
- Language Use
- Also use Lingala [lin]. Also use Ngbaka [nga]. Used as L2 by Gilima [gix], Mid-Southern Banda [bjo], Yango [yng].
- Language Development
- Bible: 2014.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mbandja
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
- Language Status
- Unestablished
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Central African Republic
Language Name
Mbandja
User Population
1,400 in Central African Republic (1996).
- Location
- Likouala department: Oubangui river area.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing) View other languages of Congo
Language Name
Mbandja
User Population
14,000 in Congo (2018).
Map
Location: Sud-Ubangi, Nord-Ubangi, and west Mongala provinces.
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