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Ngbaka languages

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Subdivisions
  
Eastern Western

Glottolog
  
ngba1292

Geographic distribution
  
Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan

Linguistic classification
  
Ubangian Seri–Mba Ngbaka–Mba Ngbaka

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
  • Mayogo–Bangba: Bangba, Mayogo
  • Mündü
  • 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

    Ngbaka languages Wikipedia
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