Alternate Names: Ebila, Forest Bira, Kibila, Western Bila
Dialects: Bombi-Ngbanja, Nyaku. Lexical similarity: 94% between dialects, closely related to other Bira languages: 80% with Kaiku ,, 72% with Bhele ,, 70% with Komo ,, nearly 60% with Bera , and Amba ,, 46% with Beeke ,, 45% with Bwa ,, 40% with Lika , and Bali ,, 26% with Mbo ,, 22% with Budu , and Ndaka ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 40,000 (1993 SIL).
Language Use: About 25% of men, 10%–15% of women have routine proficiency in Congo Swahili [swc], older adults have none.
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.