Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic
Native speakers
360,000 (2000)[1]
Language family
Ubangian
Banda
Mbandja
Dialects
Kala
Gbado
Language codes
ISO 639-3
zmz
Glottolog
mban1263
Mbandja (Banja, Mbanza) is the largest of the Banda languages. There are 350,000 speakers in DRC, 10,000 in the Republic of Congo, and an unknown number in CAR.
^Mbandja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mbandja (Banja, Mbanza) is the largest of the Banda languages. There are 350,000 speakers in DRC, 10,000 in the Republic of Congo, and an unknown number...
Maho (2009) lists the following as distinct languages in the Ovambo cluster: Kwanyama Kafima Evale Mbandja Mbalanhu Ndongwena Kwankwa Dombondola Esinga...
Ngbundu, Mbandja and Mono peoples, and is taught in primary schools; 10% are literate in Ngbaka. Ngbaka is a common local ethnic name; the language may be...
incl. Mono) Yangere South Banda (SC) Mbandja (S) Ngbundu (SW) West Banda (WC) A comprehensive list of Banda languages and dialects listed in Moñino (1988)...
languages as interpreted by Harald Hammarström, and following the Guthrie classification. Bantu languages Guthrie classification of Bantu languages Classification...
when seven men who were camped beside the Kunene were attacked by the OvaMbandja. In the course of the subsequent peace negotiations, the trekkers came...
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