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Africa:
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language profile
| Variants |
Ngbee, Lingbee, Lingbe, Mangbele, Majuu |
| Language affiliation |
Niger Congo |
| Language affiliation (details) |
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bira-Huku (D30). |
| Geographic locations |
Democratic Republic of Congo: Rungu, Niangara, Gombara, Wamba, and Watsa territories. |
| Language situation |
Moribund language: only a few elderly speakers are left |
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| Number of speakers |
Only a few elders in the Niangara territory and around 30 at Gombari |
| Socio-linguistic context – description |
Li-Ngbee is the language of the Ngbee or Mangbele ethnic group. This group lives amongst the Mangbetu and the Mayogo people from which they slowly adopted the language. Today, only a few elders in the Niangara territory and around 30 speakers at Gombari are left. |
| ISO standard codes (639-2 / 639-3) |
[NBL] |
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| Unicode support |
Yes |
This item can be found in the following topics:
· Democratic Republic of Congo
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