Mangbutu language

Not to be confused with Mangbetu language.
Mangbutu
Region Congo (DRC)
Native speakers
(15,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mdk
Glottolog mang1396[2]

Mangbutu is a Central Sudanic language of northeastern Congo. It, or its speakers, are also known as Mangu-Ngutu, Mombuttu, Wambutu. The 1200 Andinai are separated from other Mangbutu speakers by Lese; they speak a distinct dialect, as do the Andali tribe (Angwe dialect).

References

  1. Mangbutu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Mangbutu". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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