ISO 639-3 · linlin
Niger–Congo family
Lingala
Lingála
Lingala is a language of the Bangi–Ntomba branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata counts about 20 m speakers (2020). Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in western Central Africa”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
lin- ISO 639-1
ln- Glottocode
ling1263- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Centre point
- 1.00, 18.00
- Wikipedia
- 80 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Lingala · Lingála |
|---|---|
| Also called | ln, Lingala language, Lingála, Ngala |
| All speakers | 20,000,000 (2020) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Lingala
The branches above Lingala, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Republic of the Congo
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