Zande languages
Encyclopedia
The Zande languages are half a dozen closely related Ubangian languages
of the Central African Republic
, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, and South Sudan
. The most popular language is Zande
itself, with over a million speakers.
16, the structure of the family is as follows:
Ubangian languages
The Ubangian languages form a fairly close-knit language family of some seventy languages centered on the Central African Republic. They are the predominant languages of the CAR, spoken by 2–3 million people, and include the national language, Sango....
of the Central African Republic
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the north east, South Sudan in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west. The CAR covers a land area of about ,...
, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, and South Sudan
South Sudan
South Sudan , officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country located in the Sahel region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN sub-region. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to be moved to the more...
. The most popular language is Zande
Zande language
Zande is an Ubangian language spoken by the Azande, primarily in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western South Sudan, but also in the eastern part of the Central African Republic.-External links:****...
itself, with over a million speakers.
Languages
Per EthnologueEthnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
16, the structure of the family is as follows:
- Barambo–Pambia: BarambuBarambu languageBarambu is an Ubangian language spoken in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, PambiaPambia languagePambia is an Ubangian language spoken in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... - Zande–Nzakara: GemeGeme languageGeme is a Ubangian language spoken in two small villages of the Central African Republic....
, KpatiliKpatili languageKpatili is a Ubangian language spoken in the Central African Republic. Half of the Kpatili people are speakers of Gbayi, which is not closely related....
, NzakaraNzakara languageNzakara is an Ubangian language spoken in eastern Central African Republic, spilling over into the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, ZandeZande languageZande is an Ubangian language spoken by the Azande, primarily in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and western South Sudan, but also in the eastern part of the Central African Republic.-External links:****...