badTechnical information about ISO 639 language code bad
The table below provides technical details for the Banda languages language, designated by the bad code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Banda languages |
| Text direction | Left-to-Right |
| Language varieties | West Central BandaCentral BandaSouth BandaTogbo-Vara BandaBanda-NgbunduBanda-Mundu |
| Related languages | SangoNgbandiGbayaZandeNgbaka |
| Key facts | Ubangian language cluster with roughly 1.5 million speakersUses a three-level tonal system that distinguishes meaningHunters traditionally employ a whistled register of Banda for silent forest communicationOral epics sung to the eight-string bow-harp preserve archaic vocabularyShows residual noun-class markers linking it historically to broader Niger-Congo patterns |
| Sample phrase | Nzóni, mó ā wà? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Banda languages language, identified by the code bad, falls under the 'Collective' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Genetic' by its type.
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