West_Banda_language

West Banda language

West Banda language

Ubangian language spoken in Central Africa


West Banda is a minor Banda language, spoken by 10,000 or so people.[citation needed]

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Dialects

Dialects are Dakpa, Gbaga-Nord (Gbaga-2), Gbi, Vita, and Wojo (Hodjo), as reported by Ethnologue and Moñino (1988).[2]

Dákpá speakers live in some villages near the Sara people of Nyango; clans are Yangbà and Dèkò.[3]

Phonology

Consonants

More information Bilabial, Labio-dental ...

Vowels

More information Front, Mid ...

Vowel tones in West Banda are rising /ǎ/, falling /â/, mid /ā/, low /à/, and high /á/.

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References

  1. West Banda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Moñino, Yves (1988). Lexique comparatif des langues oubanguiennes. Paris: Geuthner.
  3. Nougayrol, Pierre. 1989. Les Groupes Banda du Bamingui-Bangoran (RCA). Révue d'Ethnolinguistique (Cahiers du LACITO) 4: 197-208.
  4. Sampson, Douglas (1985). Studies in African Linguistics Supplement. pp. 269–274.



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