Mbaka language
The Mbaka or Bwaka language, Ngbaka Ma'bo (also called Gbaka, Ma'bo, Ngbwaka, Ngbaka Limba) is a major Ubangian language spoken by the Mbaka people of CAR and Congo.
Mbaka | |
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Ngbaka Ma'bo | |
Native to | CAR, Republic of Congo |
Ethnicity | M'Baka |
Native speakers | (200,000 cited 1984–2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:nbm – Ngbaka Ma’bogix – Gilima |
Glottolog | bwak1244 [2] |
It's not clear how distinct the Gilima variety is, or whether it should be considered a separate language.
References
- Ngbaka Ma’bo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Gilima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Bwaka". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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