Biyanda (Ɓìyàndà) and Buli (Ɓùlì) constitute a Gbaya language of the Central African Republic. Ethnologue groups them as Southwest Gbaya, but it is not clear how many of the Southwest varieties are part of the same language; Toongo and Mbodomo, for example, are not closely related, though Toongo speakers identify ethnically as Buli, and Ethnologue also lists Mbodomo as a separate language.
| Biyanda-Buli | |
|---|---|
| Southwest Gbaya | |
| Native to | Central African Republic |
Native speakers | 200,000 (2007)[1] Includes Toongo |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gso (partial) |
| Glottolog | sout2785 |
Ubangian languages | |
|---|---|
| Gbaya | |
| Zande | |
| Banda | |
| Sere | |
| Ngbaka | |
| Mba | |
| Ngbandi | |