Bangala (Ngbandi-based trade language)
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Bangala is a Central African trade language that developed from Ngbandi and serves as a lingua franca in parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bangala (Ngbandi-based trade language) canonical | 1 |
| Bangala (lingua franca) | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creole language
ⓘ
lingua franca ⓘ trade language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Bangala creole
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bangála NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ngbandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Lingala language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngbandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Ngbandi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Bangla (Bengali language)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lingala (standardized urban variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
interethnic communication
ⓘ
trade language ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | spoken in former Belgian Congo region ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
French language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lingala language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | contact between Ngbandi speakers and other groups along the Congo River ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Ubangian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | Congo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | various ethnic groups in northern DRC ⓘ |
| status | regional lingua franca ⓘ |
| subfamily | Ngbandic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | lingua franca ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Congo River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Equateur Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Orientale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ northwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| usedInDomain |
commerce
ⓘ
market trade ⓘ river transport ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bangala (lingua franca)