Olson (1996) Olson (1996) classifies the Banda family as follows (
Ethnologue 16 employs this classification): • Central •
Central Banda (a dialect cluster, incl.
Mono) •
Yangere •
South Banda (SC) •
Mbandja (S) •
Ngbundu (SW) •
West Banda (WC)
Moñino (1988) A comprehensive list of Banda languages and dialects listed in Moñino (1988) is provided as follows. All of them are spoken in the
Central African Republic unless otherwise noted in parentheses, since some Banda languages and dialects are also spoken in the
DR Congo and
South Sudan. ;Banda •
Central (39 languages) • Yakpà (also in
DR Congo), Gubú (also in
DR Congo), Kpágùà (also in
DR Congo), Ngùndù, Bòngò, Wasá (also in
South Sudan), Dùkpù (also in
South Sudan) • Lìndá, Jòtò, Ndòkpà, Ngápó • Southern Gbàgà, Nbìyì, Bèrèyà, Ngòlà, Ndi, Kâ, Gbambiya, Hàì, Galabò, Vídìrì (Mvédèrè) (also in
South Sudan), Bàndà-Bàndà, Burú (only in
South Sudan), Wùndù (only in
South Sudan), Gòv̂òrò (only in
South Sudan) • Bàndà-Ndele, Bàndà-Kpaya (only in
South Sudan), Ngàò, Ngbalá, Tàngbàgò (also in
South Sudan), Júnguru (also in
South Sudan) • Mbere, Búkà, Mòrùbà, Sàbángà, Wádà (also in
South Sudan) • Vàrà (also in
South Sudan), Tògbò (also in
South Sudan) •
Yàngere • Peripheral (11 languages) •
West Central: Dákpá, Gbî, Northern Gbàgà, Wójò •
South Central: Làngabàsi (or Làngbàsi) (also in
DR Congo), Ngbúgù, Làngbà •
Central: Mbanza (also in
DR Congo), Mbanja (only in
DR Congo) •
Southwestern: Ngbùndù (also in
DR Congo), Kpala (only in
DR Congo) Banda-
Ndélé groups are Govo, Ngàjà, Gbòngó, Mbàtá, Gbàyà, Tulu, and Dabùrù (Moñino 1988). ==Central Sudanic influences==