Ibinda

Ibinda (also Kibinda, Chibinda, Tchibinda, Cibinda) is ostensibly a Bantu language or a dialect group spoken in the Angolan province and exclave of Cabinda.

thumb|Dialect map of Kongo and Kituba language|Kituba Ibinda is Western Kongo (Guthrie: H16d) as it is spoken in Cabinda. It is a combination of several dialects of the Kongo language (Kikongo) spoken by small ethnic groups in Cabinda. Among the principal ones are Iwóyo, Ikuákongo (Kakongo), Ikóchi, Ilínji (Ilinge), Kiyómbe (Quiombe), Kisúndi and Ivili although some are sometimes considered separate from Ibinda. Ibinda is a project of Cabindan separatists or nationalists who advocate the formation of a Republic of Cabinda and is the "national language" of the proposed state.