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Ngbinda language

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Native speakers
  
25,000 (2002–2004)

Guthrie code
  
D.303,307

Glottolog
  
ngbi1239

Native to
  
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Boan Bomokandian Ngendan Ngbinda

ISO 639-3
  
Either: nbd – Ngbinda myc – Mayeka

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. The Mayeka are an Ngbinda clan, with no evidence of having a distinct language.

References

Ngbinda language Wikipedia