Central Banda
Native to	Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
Native speakers	(580,000 cited 1984–1996)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Savanna? Ubangian Banda Central Central Banda
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: liy – Banda-Bambari bpd – Banda-Banda bqk – Banda-Mbrès bfl – Banda-Ndélé tor – Togbo-Vara Banda bjo – Mid-Southern Banda gox – Gobu kuw – Kpagua mnh – Mono nue – Ngundu
Glottolog	cent2022

Central Banda is a dialect continuum of the Banda languages spoken by around one million people,^{[citation needed]} primarily in the Central African Republic. The varieties may be mutually intelligible, especially the Mid-Southern–Gobu–Kpagua–Mono–Ngundu cluster. The other varieties are Bambari, Banda-Banda, Mbrès, Ndélé, and Togbo-Vara Banda.

Phonology

The following is the Banda-Tangbago dialect:

Consonants

		Labial	Alveolar	Post- alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labial- velar	Glottal
Plosive/ Affricate	voiceless	p	t	tʃ		k	kp	ʔ
	voiced	b	d	dʒ		ɡ	ɡb
	prenasal	ᵐb	ⁿd	ⁿdʒ		ᵑɡ	ᵑᵐɡb
Fricative	voiceless	f	s	ʃ				h
	voiced	v	z	ʒ
	prenasal	ᶬv	ⁿz
Nasal		m	n		ɲ
Tap/Flap		ⱱ	ɾ
Lateral			l
Approximant					j		w

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ɨ	u
Close-mid	e	ə	o
Open-mid			ɔ
Open		a

Tone

Vowel tones are: rising /ǎ/, falling /â/, mid /ā/, low /à/, and high /á/.^[2][3]

Varieties

Central Banda language varieties listed by Moñino (1988):^[4]

• Yakpà (also in DR Congo); Gubú (also in DR Congo); Kpágùà (also in DR Congo); Ngùndù, Bòngò, Wasá (also in South Sudan); Dùkpù (also in South Sudan) Further information:Dukpu people
• Lìndá, Jòtò, Ndòkpà, Ngápó
• Southern Gbàgà, Nbìyì, Bèrèyà, Ngòlà, Ndi, Kâ, Gbambiya, Hàì, Galabò, Vídìrì (Mvédèrè) (also in South Sudan), Bàndà-Bàndà, Burú (only in South Sudan), Wùndù (only in South Sudan), Gòv̂òrò (only in South Sudan)
• Bàndà-Ndele (Govo, Ngàjà, Gbòngó, Mbàtá, Gbàyà, Tulu, and Dabùrù groups), Bàndà-Kpaya (only in South Sudan), Ngàò, Ngbalá, Tàngbàgò (also in South Sudan), Júnguru (also in South Sudan)
• Mbere, Búkà, Mòrùbà, Sàbángà, Wádà (also in South Sudan)
• Vàrà (also in South Sudan), Tògbò (also in South Sudan)
• Yàngere

Nougayrol (1989) also lists Kɔ̀nɔ́, Manja, Ndòkà, Njùlúgù, and Sàra Dìnjo.^[5]

Demographics

Demographics of Central Banda language varieties as synthesized from Moñino (1988)^[4] and Nougayrol (1989):^[5]

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Language	Villages	Population	Clans	Notes	Countries
Bàndà-Bàndà
Bàndà-Kpaya					(only in South Sudan)
Bàndà-Ndele
Bèrèyà
Bòngò
Búkà
Burú	Kúyàrà	25	Màtià	Kpata road; near Gbàyà of Krakə̀mâl; also in Bahr el Ghazal, migrated during the Zubayr era (ca. 1930)	(only in South Sudan)
Dabùrù	Ndagra	20	Kɔ̀tɔ̀, Ngòmbe, Ngulú (Kpata), Ndubu (Kpata and Ndagra)	Kpata road
Dabùrù	Kpàtà	380		Kpata road
Dabùrù	Miskin	30		recent satellite of Jamsinda
Dùkpù					(also in South Sudan)
Gài	Zòkùtùɲálà		Tulu	Haraz road
Gài	Batéle ́		Tulu	Ndélé
Galabò
Gbàgà	Mia Fɔ̀ndɔ̀	90	Gbə̀lè, Gùməli, Mabiri, Vidi, Yàkpà
Gbàgà	Kàká	some
Gbàgà	Kòv̂òngò Mia	70	Vidi, Yúdà
Gbàgà	Ngú Sua	60	Kupi, Mbízà, Ngìàlúgù/Ngèlúgù/Njùlúgù, Vóndò
Gbàgà	Gbàkó Lìkpà	65	Vidi
Gbàgà	Bangora̱	155	Dámbasí/Dámbacé, Kòlògbò, làngbà
Gbàgà	Dàngàvo	50	Kòlògbò, Yàkpà
Gbàgà	Yambala Màgùndà	80	Mɔnɔ, Vàngà
Gbàgà	Vátá	170	Banga, Manja, poro, Tàngbàgò, Tògbò, Yàngbà
Gbàgà	Vavú	?
Gbàgà	Bu Mbàlà	45, with Gbaya	Banga, Dákpá, Mòngò, Vidi
Gbàgà	Bàmingi 1, 2	650	Gbàyà, Gùməli, Ngìàlúgù/Ngèlúgù/Njùlúgù, Sìmi/Cìmi, Vidi
Gbàgà	Yangú Gàlá	30	Báláwà	with the Mbele
Gbàgà	Yambala Kùdùvèlé	90	Dámbasí/Dámbacé, Kpòʔòrò, Ngìàlúgù/Ngèlúgù/Njùlúgù, Sìmi/Cìmi, Wádà, Wójò, Yúdà
Gbàgà	Jamsinda	some		Golongoso road
Gbambiya
Gbàyà	Krakə̀mâ 1	210	Àbátà, Lòngbò, Tulu, Yàma	Kpata road
Gbàyà	Krakə̀mâ 2	80	Gbòngó, Gbókóló, ɲamô
Gbàyà	Ngú Yambrì	40	ɲamô
Gbàyà	Bu Mbàlà		Lìwu	some families; on Gangui road, on the outskirts of Gbaga
Gbòngó	Takara	170	7 - Danbùrù, Gbàngárà, Ndì, Ngàmbeà, Ngulú, Wɔlɔ́, Yàndè	Kpata road
Govo	Ndélé			?
Gòv̂òrò					(only in South Sudan)
Gubú					(also in DR Congo)
Hàì
Jòtò
Júnguru	Batéle 2 (Ndélé) and Idòngó			originally from Kpula, and were subjects of Zubayr	(also in South Sudan)
Kâ
Kɔ̀nɔ́	Batéle 2 (Ndélé)			some families
Kpágùà					(also in DR Congo)
Lìndá	Lìndá 1			Ngbɔ̀lɔ̀ngɔ̀jɔ̀
Lìndá	Lìndá 2			Mbìà
Lìndá	formerly Kùcù Kakú
Lìndá	some in Ndele			Ngàò
Manja	Batéle 1 (Ndélé cluster)	180	Bòkèngè, Bìsènge	some families in Kubu and Jamsinda (Golongoso road)
Mbanja					(only in DR Congo)
Mbanza					(also in DR Congo)
Mbàtá	Zòkùtùɲálà	340	250	Haraz road
Mbàtá	Ndélé			1 neighborhood
Mbele	Yangú Doro	40
Mbele	Yangú Líká	30	Ngìndì
Mbele	Yangú Gàlá		Mbrua	some families living with the Muruba
Mbele	Yambala Kùdùvèlé			some families living with the Muruba
Mbele	Jamsinda		Mbrua	some families (on Golongoso road)
Mùrùbà	Dungu Yangú	105	Yagua	with the Ngao
Mùrùbà	Biʃi Ngú 1	75	Kàgárà	with the Ngapo
Mùrùbà	Gbà Lə́bà	100	Gbanga
Mùrùbà	Yangú Ngav̂ala	30	Gbózu Yavóró, Kàdá
Mùrùbà	Kàgà Nzê	45	Kpèyí
Mùrùbà	Ngú Mburu	25	Ngbə̀lɛ́lɛ́
Mùrùbà	Mbí Ngú	45	Gbanga
Mùrùbà	Muruba	250	Bongo	2 neighborhoods
Mùrùbà	Sajara	130	Gàràwá, Kpèyí, Ngbalá, Sògbòrò	2 neighborhoods
Mùrùbà	Kassaï		Gbanga, Kpèyí, Wàndè	some families
Mùrùbà	Kro Pálíá