Central Banda language

Central Banda language
Central Banda
Spoken in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
Native speakers 480,000 in CAR (1996), 96,000 in DRC  (1984 census)
unknown number in South Sudan
Language family
Ubangian
  • Banda
    • Central
      • Central Banda
Language codes
ISO 639-3 variously:
liy – Banda-Bambari
bpd – Banda-Banda
bqk – Banda-Mbrès
bfl – Banda-Ndélé
tor – Togbo-Vara Banda
bjo – Mid-Southern Banda
gox – Gobu
kuw – Kpagua
mnh – Mono
nue – Ngundu

Central Banda is a dialect continuum of the Banda languages spoken by around one million people, primarily in the Central African Republic. The varieties may be mutually intelligible, especially the Mid-Southern–Gobu–Kpagua–Mono–Ngundu cluster. The other varieties are Bambari, Banda-Banda, Mbrès, Ndélé, and Togbo-Vara Banda.

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