Ngbaka languages
Not to be confused with Ngbaka language.
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| Geographic distribution: | Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan |
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| Glottolog: | ngba1292[1] |
The dozen Ngbaka languages are a family of Ubangian languages spoken in the Central African Republic and neighboring areas. It includes Pygmy languages such as Baka and Gundi. The most populous Ngbaka languages are Mbaka in the western branch, spoken by a quarter million people, and Mayogo in the eastern branch, spoken by half that number.
Languages
Per Ethnologue 17, the structure of the family is as follows:
- Eastern
- Western
- Baka (Baka, Gundi, Ganzi, Limassa, Ngombe)
- Mbaka / Bwaka (Ngbaka Ma'bo, Gilima)
- Gbanzili (Gbanziri, Buraka)
- Monzombo (Monzombo, Kpala, Yango)
The varieties listed for each of the languages may not be mutually intelligible.
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Ngbakaic". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
External links
- Site on Ngbaka at Ghent University: http://www.ngbaka.ugent.be
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