Mbandja language

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Not to be confused with Mbandja Ovambo.
Mbandja
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic
Native speakers
(360,000 cited 2000)[1]
Dialects
  • Kala
  • Gbado
Language codes
ISO 639-3zmz
Glottologmban1263

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.

Phonology

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Consonants

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BilabialLabio-
dental		Dental/
Alveolar		Post-
alveolar		PalatalVelarGlottal
plainlab.
Nasalmnɲ(ŋ)
Plosive/
Affricate		voicelessptt͡ʃkk͡pʔ
voicedbdd͡ʒɡɡ͡b
prenasalᵐbⁿdⁿd͡ʒᵑɡᵑɡ͡b
implosiveɓɗ
Fricativevoicelessfsʃ
voicedβvzʒɦ
prenasalⁿz
Rhoticr
Laterall
Approximantjw
  • [ŋ] mainly occurs as a sound of /n/, when preceding a velar consonant.[2]

Vowels

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Oral vowels
FrontCentralBack
Closeiɨu
Mideəo
ɛɔ
Opena
Nasal vowels
FrontCentralBack
Closeĩũ
Midẽõ
Openã

References

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  1. ^ Mbandja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Tingbo, Nyi-Zonga (1978). Étude grammaticale de la langue mbandza (dialecte de báláwo). Université Nationale du Zaïre: Lubumbashi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)


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    Mbandja
    Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of Congo, Central African Republic
    Native speakers
    		(360,000 cited 2000)[1]
    Dialects
    • Kala
    • Gbado
    Language codes
    ISO 639-3zmz
    Glottologmban1263

    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.

    Phonology

    Consonants

    BilabialLabio-
    dental    		Dental/
    Alveolar    		Post-
    alveolar    		PalatalVelarGlottal
    plainlab.
    Nasalmnɲ(ŋ)
    Plosive/
    Affricate    		voicelessptt͡ʃkk͡pʔ
    voicedbdd͡ʒɡɡ͡b
    prenasalᵐbⁿdⁿd͡ʒᵑɡᵑɡ͡b
    implosiveɓɗ
    Fricativevoicelessfsʃ
    voicedβvzʒɦ
    prenasalⁿz
    Rhoticr
    Laterall
    Approximantjw
    • [ŋ] mainly occurs as a sound of /n/, when preceding a velar consonant.[2]

    Vowels

    Oral vowels
    FrontCentralBack
    Closeiɨu
    Mideəo
    ɛɔ
    Opena
    Nasal vowels
    FrontCentralBack
    Closeĩũ
    Midẽõ
    Openã

    References

    1. ^ Mbandja at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    2. ^ Tingbo, Nyi-Zonga (1978). Étude grammaticale de la langue mbandza (dialecte de báláwo). Université Nationale du Zaïre: Lubumbashi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)


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