Ndaka language

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Ndaka
Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region Ituri Province
Ethnicity Ndaka people
Native speakers
(25,000 cited 1994) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ndk
Glottolog ndak1241
D.333 [2]

The Ndaka language (or Indaaka, Ndaaka) is spoken by the Ndaka people in the Ituri Province, Mambasa Territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is lexically similar to the Mbo, Budu, Vanuma and Nyali languages. [3]

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References

  1. Ndaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. "Ndaka". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-13.