Gbandi language explained

Gbandi
States:Guinea, Liberia
Date:2014–2020
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam1:Niger–Congo ?
Fam2:Mande
Fam3:Western Mande
Fam4:Southwestern
Fam5:Mende–Loma
Fam6:Mende–Bandi
Fam7:Bandi–Zialo
Iso3:bza
Glotto:band1352
Glottorefname:Bandi
Dia1:Tahamba
Dia2:Wawoma
Dia3:Vukoha
Dia4:Hasala
Dia5:Lukasu
Dia6:Hembeh
Script:Latin

The Bandi language, also known as Bande, Gbande, Gbandi and Gbunde, is a Mande language. It is spoken primarily in Lofa County in northern Liberia by the Gbandi people.

Bandi has six dialects: Hasala, Hembeh, Lukasa, Wawana, Wulukoha, and Tahamba, which is the dialect used for literature. The dialects have a lexical similarity of 96% among one another, and 83% with the most similar dialect of the Mende language.

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