Alternate Names: Amono
Dialects: Bili, Bubanda, Galaba, Kaga, Mpaka. Reportedly most similar to Togbo-Vara Banda , and Gobu ,, but quite different ethnically from Togbo.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 65,000 (1984 census).
Language Use: Also use Lingala [lin], Ngbaka [nga], Sango [sag]. Used as L2 by Furu [fuu], Gbanziri [gbg], Gobu [gox], Mid-Southern Banda [bjo], Ngbundu [nuu], South Central Banda [lnl], Togbo-Vara Banda [tor].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala, women below 10%. Grammar.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo