Bangandu language

Bangandu
Bangandu
Ngombe
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	(2,700 Bangandu cited 1977); 12,000 Ngombe (2010 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Savannas Gbaya Southern Bangandu; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; bgf – Bangandu; nmj – Nombe
Glottolog	bang1347 Ngombe-Bangandu; ngom1265 (extensive bibliography)
ELP	Bangandu; Ngombe;

Bangando and Ngombe constitute a Gbaya language of Cameroon and CAR.

There are two populations: Bangando proper (Bàngàndò), in Cameroon, and Ngombe (Ba(n)gando-Ngombe, Ngombe-Kaka) clustered around Mambéré-Kadéï Prefecture across the border in the Central African Republic. There are several populations called Ngombe, and it is not clear to which the spurious ISO code for Ngombe belongs. On a global scale, Bangando is considered to be a threatened language with approximately anywhere between 2,700-3,500 speakers. Language status levels can be derived from the Ethnologue Expanded Graded Intergenerational Disruption Scale.

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