Budza

BJA

vigorous

Alternate Names: Budja, Buja, Ebuja, Embudja, Limbudza, Mbudja

Dialects: Bosambi, Mbila, Monzamboli, Yaliambi. Lexical similarity: 89% with Babango ,, 59% with Ngombe ,, 48% with Lingala ,, 35%–40% with Pagibete , and Bwa ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
C
Bangi-Ntomba (C.37)

Demographics: 226,000 (1985 census).

Language Use: Also use Lingala [lin].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High in Lingala [lin]. Dictionary.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo