Lingala language

Bantu language spoken in western Central Africa

Lingala is a Bantu language spoken in the North-East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the North of the Republic of the Congo. It has the status of national language in those two countries.

Lingala
Lingála
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
RegionCentral Africa
Native speakers
15 million
Official status
Official language in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-1ln
ISO 639-2lin
ISO 639-3lin

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