Bila language

Bila
Bila
Forest Bira
Kango, Sua
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Ituri forest
Ethnicity	Kango (Wochua?)
Native speakers	(40,000 cited 1993–1998)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D.20–30) Boan Bomokandian Biran Bila; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Kango (1,000); Sua (1,000); Bombi-Ngbanja; Nyaku; Ibutu;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; bip – Bila; kzy – Kango–Sua
Glottolog	bila1255 Bila; kang1285 Kango; belu1239 Belueli
Guthrie code	D.211,311,313

Bila, or Forest Bira, is a Bantu language spoken in the Mambasa Territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is also spoken by the Mbuti Pygmies who live in that area. Pygmy groups to the west include the Kango and Sua (Batchua). Other Mbuti speak Central Sudanic languages. The Kango and Sua speak distinct dialects (southern and northern), but not enough to impair mutual intelligibility with their farming Bila patrons.

Maho (2009) lists Ibutu (Mbuttu, D.313) as a distinct language.

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