Bila or Forest Bira is a Bantu language spoken by the Mbuti Pygmies called Kango and Sua (Batchua). The other Mbuti speak Central Sudanic languages. The Kango and Sua speak distinct dialects (southern and northern) but not enough to impair mutual intelligibility with their farming Bila patrons.Maho (2009) lists Ibutu (Mbuttu D.313) as a distinct language.
family
Bantu languages, Benue–Congo languages, Bantoid languages, Atlantic–Congo languages
spoken in
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ituri Rainforest
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