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Central Banda language

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Central Banda is a dialect continuum of the Banda languages spoken by around one million people,[citation needed] primarily in the Central African Republic. The varieties may be mutually intelligible, especially the Mid-Southern–Gobu–Kpagua–Mono–Ngundu cluster. The other varieties are Bambari, Banda-Banda, Mbrès, Ndélé, and Togbo-Vara Banda.

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Phonology

The following is the Banda-Tangbago dialect:

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Vowels

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Tone

Vowel tones are: rising /ǎ/, falling /â/, mid /ā/, low /à/, and high /á/.[2][3]

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Varieties

Central Banda language varieties listed by Moñino (1988):[4]

Nougayrol (1989) also lists Kɔ̀nɔ́, Manja, Ndòkà, Njùlúgù, and Sàra Dìnjo.[5]

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Demographics

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Demographics of Central Banda language varieties as synthesized from Moñino (1988)[4] and Nougayrol (1989):[5]

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