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  Mangbei, Mangbai, Manbai, Mambay, Mamgbay, Mamgbei, Mongbay, Mangbaï de Biparé, Momboi
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100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<10,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
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                    Almost all members of the community or ethnic group speak the language, and the number of speakers is stable or increasing.
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                    Used in some non-official domains along with other languages, and remains the primary language used in the home for many community members.
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                    Transmission -1
            
    
  
  
                    All members of the community, including children, speak the language.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality: 
   
    
              Anonby, Erik John. 2006. "Illustrations of the IPA: Mambay." In Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 36: 221-233. Cambridge University Press.
      
  
Bibliography of Locations: 
   
    
              2005. "The World Atlas of Language Structures."  edited by Bernard Comrie et al. Oxford University Press.
      
  
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              Hamm, Cameron. 2002. "A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Mambay Language of Chad and Cameroon." In SIL Electronic Survey Reports, 2002-039:  Online: http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-039.