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 ''

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'' and Moñino (1988).Moñino, Yves (1988). ''Lexique comparatif des langues oubanguiennes''. Paris: Geuthner. Dákpá speakers live in some villages near the

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of Nyango; clans are Yangbà and Dèkò.Nougayrol, Pierre. 1989. Les Groupes Banda du

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(RCA). ''Révue d'Ethnolinguistique'' (Cahiers du

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) 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 Banda languages {{Ubangian-lang-stub