Kpala

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Kpala (also called Kwala and whose people call themselves Kpala in the language itself) is the mother tongue of Kpala people, who inhabit the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Congo-Brazzaville, in Africa. There are no statistics showing the number of people speaking this language as their native language.

The number of speakers is estimated at around 3,000 (1986 SIL)[1]. Kpala people are found in the Équateur Province, small groups in Libenge and Boso-Bolo territories. Alternate names for Kpala are Kwala, Kpwaala and Gbakpwa. Its classification is Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Ngbaka-Mba, Ngbaka, Western, Monzombo. Kpala is an Ubangi[2] language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.