Banda language
E700213
The Banda language is a group of closely related Central African languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring countries, known for their rich oral traditions and tonal phonology.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Banda languages | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Niger–Congo language
ⓘ
Ubangian language ⓘ language group ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Banda people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | band1344 ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
SVO word order
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ tonal phonology ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant–vowel syllable structure
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasVariety |
Banda-Bambari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banda-Banda NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Gobu NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Kpagua NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Langbas NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Linda NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Mbrès NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Mid NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Mundu NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Ndele NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Ndélé ⓘ Banda-Ngbundu NERFINISHED ⓘ Banda-Togbo-Vara ⓘ Banda-Yangere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO639_5Code | bad ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Gbaya language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sango language NERFINISHED ⓘ Zande language ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central African Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ South Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan ⓘ |
| status | regional language ⓘ |
| subFamily | Ubangian ⓘ |
| subGroup | Banda languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oral literature
ⓘ
proverbs ⓘ songs ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| usedIn | traditional ceremonies ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Banda languages
this entity surface form:
Banda languages
this entity surface form:
Banda languages