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La'bi language

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Native to
  
Cameroon

Glottolog
  
labi1244

ISO 639-3
  
lbi

Native speakers
  
None 4,400 L2 speakers (2006)

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Mbum–Day? La'bi

La'bi is the esoteric ritual language of male initiation among the Gbaya Kara, the Mbum, and some Sara Laka, in the area of Touboro near where the CAR, Chad, and Cameroon meet. It has no native speakers. It is related to Mbum, with substantial loans from one or more Sara languages.

References

La'bi language Wikipedia