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Banda Languages
Banda is a family of Ubangian languages spoken by the Banda people of Central Africa. Banda languages are distributed in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan. Languages Olson (1996) Olson (1996) classifies the Banda family as follows (''Ethnologue'' 16 employs this classification): *Central **Central Banda language, Central Banda (a dialect cluster, incl. Mono language (Congo), Mono) **Yangere language, Yangere *South Banda language, South Banda (SC) *Mbandja language, Mbandja (S) *Ngbundu language, Ngbundu (SW) *West Banda language, West Banda (WC) Moñino (1988) A comprehensive list of Banda languages and dialects listed in Moñino (1988) is provided as follows. All of them are spoken in the Central African Republic unless otherwise noted in parentheses, since some Banda languages and dialects are also spoken in the DR Congo and South Sudan. ;Banda *Central Banda language, Central (39 languages) **Yakpà (also in DR Congo), Gubú (al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banda People
__NOTOC__ The Banda people are an ethnic group of the Central African Republic. They are likewise found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and South Sudan. They were severely affected by slave raids of the 19th century and slave trading out of Africa. Under French colonial rule, most converted to Christianity but retained elements of their traditional religious systems and values. Demographics Estimated to be around 1.3 million people at the turn of the 21st century, they constitute one of the largest ethnic groups in the Central African Republic, traditionally found in the northeastern part of the country. The Banda people speak languages belonging to the Niger-Congo family, known as Banda languages, Banda or Ubangian languages. The Banda languages have variations; nine distinct geographically distributed vernaculars are known. Slavery The Banda people were severely affected by slave raids from the north, particularly from Wadai Empire, Wadai and Darfur, in the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangere Language
Yangere is a Ubangian language of the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central .... It is closely related to Central Banda. The Banda Yangere are centered around Berberati. References Languages of the Central African Republic Banda languages {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Substrata (linguistics)
In linguistics, a stratum (Latin for 'layer') or strate is a historical layer of language that influences or is influenced by another language through contact. The notion of "strata" was first developed by the Italian linguist Graziadio Isaia Ascoli, and became known in the English-speaking world through the work of two different authors in 1932. Both concepts apply to a situation where an intrusive language establishes itself in the territory of another, typically as the result of migration. Whether the superstratum case (the local language persists and the intrusive language disappears) or the substratum one (the local language disappears and the intrusive language persists) applies will normally only be evident after several generations, during which the intrusive language exists within a diaspora culture. In order for the intrusive language to persist, the ''substratum'' case, the immigrant population will either need to take the position of a political elite or immigrate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LACITO
LACITO (''Langues et Civilisations à Tradition Orale'') is a multidisciplinary research organisation, principally devoted to the study of cultures and languages of oral tradition. LACITO is a branch of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the principal network of researchers in France. It is thus occasionally referred to as ''LACITO–CNRS'' or ''CNRS–LACITO''. Scientific activities Created in 1976 by André-Georges Haudricourt, LACITO is specialized in the Linguistic description, description, Language documentation, documentation and analysis of endangered languages, under-documented languages of the world. The members of LACITO are linguists and Linguistic anthropology, linguistic anthropologists. The main perspective adopted by LACITO’s researchers is that of language typology, as grammar, linguistic structures are compared in search of language universals, universals, yet with special attention to their Linguistic diversity, diversity. Besides langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamingui-Bangoran
Bamingui-Bangoran is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 58,200 km2 and had a population of 43,229 as of the 2003 census. The capital is Ndélé. In 2024, official estimates suggest the population reached 85,472 inhabitants. The Bamingui-Bangoran National Park and Biosphere Reserve is in the prefecture. Bamingui Towns and villages * Ancien Village de Gara * Ancien Village Ngouassa * Bakolekpa * Balouba * Balouba Yakandjia * Bamingui * Bandeve * Bangoran * Bingou * Bissingou * Boufoura * Boumbala * Dacpa Mindou * Dangavo * Dangou Badouma * Digba *Elle * Grand Elan * Kaga Nze * Kaka * Koukourou * Koutessako * Kouya Koundou * Kovongo Mia * Maikaba * Miafondo * Ngoussoua * Nianga Bitibanda * Niango Amane * Sakoumba * Vata * Yambala * Yambala Koudouvele * Yangou Birolo * Yangou Gala * Yangou Gongo * Yangoulika * Yombo Ndele Towns and villages * Abou-Ndoulaf, Akourousoulba * Aliou * Bakolekpa, Ndele * Bandjipreu * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the List of African countries by area, second-largest country in Africa and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 11th-largest in the world. With a population of around 112 million, the DR Congo is the most populous nominally List of countries and territories where French is an official language, Francophone country in the world. Belgian French, French is the official and most widely spoken language, though there are Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, over 200 indigenous languages. The national capital and largest city is Kinshasa, which is also the economic center. The country is bordered by the Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda Province, Cabinda exclave of Angola, and the South Atlantic Ocean to the west; the Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Banda Language
West Banda is a minor Banda language, spoken by 10,000 or so people. Dialects Dialects are Dakpa, Gbaga-Nord (Gbaga-2), Gbi, Vita, and Wojo (Hodjo), as reported by ''Ethnologue'' and Moñino (1988).Moñino, Yves (1988). ''Lexique comparatif des langues oubanguiennes''. Paris: Geuthner. Dákpá speakers live in some villages near the Sara people of Nyango; clans are Yangbà and Dèkò.Nougayrol, Pierre. 1989. Les Groupes Banda du Bamingui-Bangoran (RCA). ''Révue d'Ethnolinguistique'' (Cahiers du LACITO LACITO (''Langues et Civilisations à Tradition Orale'') is a multidisciplinary research organisation, principally devoted to the study of cultures and languages of oral tradition. LACITO is a branch of the Centre National de la Recherche Scient ...) 4: 197-208. Phonology Consonants Vowels Vowel tones in West Banda are rising /ǎ/, falling /â/, mid /ā/, low /à/, and high /á/. References Languages of the Central African Republic Languages of South Sudan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngbundu Language
Ngbundu is a minor Ubangian language (Banda) of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. References Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Banda languages {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbandja Language
Mbandja (Banja, Mbanza) is the largest of the Banda languages Banda is a family of Ubangian languages spoken by the Banda people of Central Africa. Banda languages are distributed in the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan. Languages Olson (1996) Olson (1996) classi .... There are 350,000 speakers in DRC, 10,000 in the Republic of Congo, and an unknown number in CAR. Phonology Consonants * �mainly occurs as a sound of /n/, when preceding a velar consonant. Vowels References Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages of the Republic of the Congo Languages of the Central African Republic Banda languages {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Banda Language
South Banda is a dialect continuum of the Banda languages spoken by around 200,000 or so people, primarily in the Central African Republic but with ten thousand or so in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (6,000 as of the 1984 census). The two varieties may be mutually intelligible In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between different but related language varieties in which speakers of the different varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort. Mutual intellig .... Phonology Consonants * /ʁ/ is heard as a voiceless fricative �when occurring after a voiceless consonant. Vowels References Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages of the Central African Republic Banda languages {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
