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ISO 639-3 · ngbngb
Niger–Congo family
Northern Ngbandi
Northern Ngbandi is a language of the Ubangian branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikidata counts about 250,290 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ngb- Glottocode
nort2774- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 5 Developing
- Wikipedia
- 2 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
5levels in the tree
5EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Northern Ngbandi |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baza, Mongwandi, Ngwandi, Northern Ngbandi language |
| All speakers | 250,290 |
Vitality
EGIDS 5 Developing5
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Northern Ngbandi
The branches above Northern Ngbandi, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch53Adamawa–Ubangibranch34UbangianbranchngbNorthern Ngbandilanguage
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo
fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing