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Baka language (South Sudan)

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Native to
  
South Sudan

ISO 639-3
  
bdh

Native speakers
  
26,000 (1993)

Glottolog
  
baka1274

Language family
  
Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Bongo–Bagirmi Bongo–Baka Baka

Baka (Tara Baka) is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan, with the majority living in an area centered on Maridi, South Sudan, but also a couple thousand speakers in the DRC. It has consonants with trilled release such as /dr/ and /ɡ͡bʙ/.

References

Baka language (South Sudan) Wikipedia