Gbandi language
| Gbandi | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Guinea, Liberia |
Native speakers | ca. 100,000 (2001)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bza |
| Glottolog | band1352 |
The Bandi language, also known as Bande, Gbande, Gbandi and Gbunde, is a Mande language. It is spoken primarily in Lofa County in northern Liberia by the Gbandi people.[2]
Bandi has six dialects: Hasala, Hembeh, Lukasa, Wawana, Wulukoha, and Tahamba, which is the dialect used for literature.[2] The dialects have a lexical similarity of 96% among one another, and 83% with the most similar dialect of the Mende language.[2]
See also
The Gbandi language has the following dialects: Wawoma, Tahamba, Hembeh, Hassallah, Lukasu and Lukassu.
References
- ^ Gbandi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b c
Lewis, M. Paul (ed.) (2009). "Bandi". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th edition. Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
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