Mbala language

Mbala (Gimbala, Rumbala) is a Bantu language of the Congo. It is widely spoken in the area around the town of Kikwit.

Mbala
Native to	Democratic Republic of Congo
Region	Bandundu Province
Native speakers	(200,000 cited 1972)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone L) Holu–Pende (L.10) (formerly H.40) Mbala
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mdp
Glottolog	mbal1257
Guthrie code	H.41[2]

References

1. Mbala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online