Alternate Names: Ngala
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Lusengo , and Bangala ,. Lexical similarity: 33% with Bobangi ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 2,040,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). Population total all countries: 2,141,300. L2 users: 7,000,000 L2 speakers together with Bangala , (Wiesenfeld 1999).
Language Use: Used as L2 by Bali [bcp], Bamwe [bmg], Bolondo [bzm], Bomboli [bml], Bomboma [bws], Bozaba [bzo], Budza [bja], Dzando [dzn], Furu [fuu], Gbanziri [gbg], Gilima [gix], Gobu [gox], Ibali Teke [tek], Komo [kmw], Kpala [kpl], Lalia [lal], Ligenza [lgz], Lobala [loq], Mayogo [mdm], Mbandja [zmz], Mid-Southern Banda [bjo], Mongo-Nkundu [lol], Mono [mnh], Monzombo [moj], Ndolo [ndl], Ngbaka [nga], Ngbaka Ma’bo [nbm], Ngbundu [nuu], Northern Ngbandi [ngb], Pagibete [pae], Sakata [skt], South Central Banda [lnl], Southern Ngbandi [nbw], Tembo [tmv], Tiene [tii], Togbo-Vara Banda [tor], Yango [yng].
Language Development: New media. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1970–2000.
Typology: SVO.
Spoken In: Congo
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo