Ngbinda language

Ngbinda
Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
25,000 (2002–2004)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
nbd  Ngbinda
myc  Mayeka
Glottolog ngbi1239[2]
D.303,307[3]

Ngbinda is a poorly documented Congolese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation (though listed as unclassified Zone D.30 by Guthrie). Prior to 1975 it had also been spoken in southern Sudan. The Mayeka are an Ngbinda clan, with no evidence of having a distinct language.[4]

References

  1. Ngbinda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Mayeka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Ngbinda–Mayeka". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  4. Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices


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