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.

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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

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Ngbandi language hasDerivedVariety Bangala (Ngbandi-based trade language)
Bobangi influenced Bangala (Ngbandi-based trade language)
this entity surface form: Bangala (lingua franca)