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Mande language of Guinea and Liberia

Gbandi
Native to	Guinea, Liberia
Ethnicity	Gbandi people
Native speakers	160,000 (2014–2020)
Language family	Niger–Congo ? Mande Western Mande Southwestern Mende–Loma Mende–Bandi Bandi–Zialo Gbandi
Dialects	Tahamba Wawoma Vukoha Hasala Lukasu Hembeh
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bza`
Glottolog	`band1352`

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.

References

^ Gbandi at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

Languages of Liberia

Official language

English

Indigenous languages

Manding	Bandi Dan Kpelle Loma Maninka Mann Mende Vai
Kru	Bassa Dewoin Gbii Glaro-Twabo Glio-Oubi Grebo Klao Konobo Krumen Kuwaa Sapo Tajuasohn Krahn
Other	Gola Kisi

Creole languages

Mande languages

Southeast Mande

South Mande	Beng Dan Gban Goo Guro Mano Mwa Tura Wan Yaure
East Mande	Bissa Boko Busa Tyenga Samo Shanga

West Mande

Bobo	Bobo
Jogo	Jeri Ligbi Tonjon
Manding	Bambara Bolon Dyula Jahanka Kassonke Mandinka Maninka Kita Marka Sininkere
Mokole	Kakabe Kuranko Lele Mixifore
Samogo	Banka Duun Jowulu Seenku
Soninke–Bozo	Soninke Bozo
Soso–Jalonke	Susu Yalunka
Southwest	Bandi Kpelle Loko Loma Mende Zialo
Vai–Kono	Kono Vai

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