Mbaka language
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Not to be confused with Ngbaka language.
| M'baka | |
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| Ngbaka Ma'bo | |
| Native to | CAR, Republic of Congo |
| Ethnicity | M'Baka |
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Native speakers
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(200,000 cited 1984–2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: nbm – Ngbaka Ma’bo gix – Gilima |
| Glottolog | bwak1244[2] |
The Mbaka or Bwaka language, Ngbaka Ma'bo (also called Gbaka, Ma'bo, Ngbwaka, Ngbaka Limba) is a major Ubangian language spoken by the M'Baka people of CAR and Congo.
It's not clear how distinct the Gilima variety is, or whether it should be considered a separate language.
References[edit]
- ^ Ngbaka Ma’bo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Gilima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bwaka". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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