Also Known As:
Amono
Dialects & Varieties
- Galaba
- Kaga
- Bubanda
- Bili
- Mpaka
Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)
Vulnerable
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
65,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
Most also use Lingala [lin] or Sango [sag].
Location and Context
Countries
Democratic Republic of the Congo;
Location Description
Equateur Province, Nord Ubangi, Bosobolo Territory; some in Libenge Territory. Bili is center.
Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Lingala, Sango
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Most
Domains of Other Languages:
None
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
Latin script
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Comments on writing systems:
Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala, women below 10%%.
Recent Resources
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