Central Banda language

Central Banda
Central Banda
Native to	Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
Native speakers	(580,000 cited 1984–1996)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Savanna? Ubangian Banda Central Central Banda; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; liy – Banda-Bambari; bpd – Banda-Banda; bqk – Banda-Mbrès; bfl – Banda-Ndélé; tor – Togbo-Vara Banda; bjo – Mid-Southern Banda; gox – Gobu; kuw – Kpagua; mnh – Mono; nue – Ngundu
Glottolog	cent2022

Central Banda is a dialect continuum of the Banda languages spoken by around one million people, 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.