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Ngbinda language

Ngbinda language

Language

Ngbinda is a poorly documented Congolese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation (though listed as unclassified Zone D.30 by Guthrie). Prior to 1975 it had also been spoken in southern Sudan.

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The Mayeka are a Ngbinda clan, but due to lack of evidence, it is not possible to determine whether Mayeka and Ngbinda should be considered the same language. An ISO proposal to merge the two languages into a single code was rejected due to the lack of linguistic evidence.[3][4]

References

  1. [1]
    Ngbinda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Mayeka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. [3]
    Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
  4. [4]
    "ISO 639 code change request documentation". www-01.sil.org. Retrieved 2018-01-12.


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