Lingala | |
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Ngala | |
Lingála | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola |
Region | Congo River |
Native speakers |
5.5 million (2007) 7 million second-language speakers in DRC, including Bangala (1999); unknown number R. Congo |
Language family |
Niger–Congo
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Dialects |
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Writing system |
African reference alphabet (Latin), Mandombe |
Official status | |
Official language in |
None. National language of Democratic Republic of the Congo recognized in Republic of the Congo |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 |
ln
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ISO 639-2 |
lin
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ISO 639-3 |
lin
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Glottolog |
ling1263
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Guthrie code |
C30B
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Linguasphere |
99-AUI-f
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![]() Geographic distribution of Lingala speakers, showing regions of native speakers (dark green) and other regions of use
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