Mangbutu is a Central Sudanic language of northeastern Congo. It, or its speakers, are also known as Mangu-Ngutu, Mombuttu, Wambutu. The 1,200 Andinai are separated from other Mangbutu speakers by Lese; they speak a distinct dialect, as do the Andali tribe (Angwe dialect).
| Mangbutu | |
|---|---|
| Region | Congo (DRC) |
Native speakers | (15,000 cited 1991)[1] |
Nilo-Saharan?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mdk |
| Glottolog | mang1396 |
Mangbutu is spoken in Watsa Territory.[2]
References
edit- ^ Mangbutu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Bokula, Moiso & Agozia-Kario Irumu. 1994. Bibliographie et matériaux lexicaux des langues Moru-Mangbetu (Soudan-Central, Zaïre). Annales Aequatoria 10: 203‒245.