Mbala language

{{Short description|Bantu language of the Congo}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Mbala

|nativename=

|states=Democratic Republic of Congo

|region=Bandundu Province

|speakers=200,000

|date=1972

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Benue–Congo

|fam4=Bantoid

|fam5=Bantu (Zone L)

|fam6=Holu–Pende (L.10)
(formerly H.40)

|iso3=mdp

|glotto=mbal1257

|glottorefname=Mbala

|guthrie=H.41

}}

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