Lingala

• Alternate names: Ngala Also: in Congo -- Ngala
• Scriptures published: Bible (1970--2000) New Testament (1942--1992) Portions (1908--1968)
• Literacy: No information available.
• Primary country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Region: Widespread in Bandundu, Equateur, and Orientale provinces, but not southeast Orientale
• Also used in: Central African Republic, Congo
• Religion: No information available.
• Status: Statutory language of national identity in Congo; Statutory provincial language in Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Number of users: 2,141,300 (2,040,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000); 90,600 in Congo (2000))

(data from Ethnologue and other sources)

Scripture

• Faith Comes by Hearing:
• Forum of Bible Agencies International: Find a Bible in Lingala
• World Bibles: all known Scripture available in Lingala on the web
• Joshua Project: Lingala — facts and resources

Other

• ScriptSource: writing systems of the world
• Ethnologue entry for Lingala — detailed linguistic information.
• Survey Reports at sil.org:
  • Aspects of multilingualism in the Lingala zone of Congo