Zande

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Zande is a Central African language spoken primarily by the Azande people across parts of South Sudan, the Central African Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Zande canonical 6
Zande [zne] 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Central African language
Niger–Congo language
language
hasAlternativeName Pazande
Zande language
Zandean
hasApproximateNumberOfSpeakers over 1 million
hasDialect Bandia
Barambu
Geme
Kpara
linked to: Kpatiri

Kpatiri
hasEthnologueEntry Zande [zne]
linked to: Zande
hasISO639-3Code zne
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
isPrimaryLanguageOf Azande ethnic group
linked to: Zande people
isSpokenInPrefecture Haut-Mbomou
Mbomou
isSpokenInProvince Bas-Uélé
linked to: Bas-Uélé Province

Haut-Uélé
Western Equatoria
linked to: Equatoria region
isUsedFor interethnic communication in Azande areas
languageFamily Niger–Congo languages
Ubangian languages
region Central Africa
spokenBy Azande people
linked to: Zande people
spokenIn Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Sudan
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn parts of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
parts of southeastern Central African Republic
parts of western South Sudan

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ubangian majorLanguage Zande
Zande language name Zande
Zande hasEthnologueEntry Zande [zne]
linked to: Zande