"Despite pressure from other languages, particularly Lingala, Mono language use remains vigorous, and it does not appear that Mono is in danger of extinction in the near future. In fact, Fultz and Morgan (1986) observe an increase in the use of Mono in that several villages which used to speak Yapka, Togbo, or Kpagua now speak Mono. All in all, the attitude of Mono speakers towards their language is positive. Mono remains the language that children learn first at home, and Lingala is normally not learned until a child goes to school."

"In the Bili region, it is not uncommon for a Mono speaker to be multilingual, to different degrees, in several other languages. These languages include Lingala, French, other Banda languages in the region (Gobu, Togbo, and Langbasi), Ngbaka-Minagende, Ngbandi, and Sango. Lingala... is understood by many people [and] speaking the language is considered prestigious. It is used in contact situations with Bantu-speaking groups such as the Ngombe to the south, in governmental situations, and in primary school... French is spoken by some Mono people... but it is certainly less than the percentage proficient in Lingala."

"Mono speakers consider [the Bili variety] to be the most prestigious variety of the language."

"The orthography... was approved by the Mono volunteer language development committee in 1994."

Most also use Lingala [lin] or Sango [sag].

Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala, women below 10%%.