Ngbaka languages
| Ngbaka | |
|---|---|
| Mundu–Baka | |
| Geographic distribution | Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan |
| Linguistic classification | Ubangian
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| Subdivisions |
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| Glottolog | ngba1292 |
The dozen Ngbaka languages are a family of
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.
Like the Mba languages, the Ngbaka languages are spoken across discontiguous areas scattered across various central African countries.[1]
Languages
Glottolog 3.4, following Winkhart (2015),[2] gives the structure of the Baka-Mundu family as follows:
- Eastern
- Western
- Baka (Baka–Ganzi, Gundi, Limassa, Ngombe)
- River Western
- Mbaka / Bwaka (Ngbaka Ma'bo, Gilima)
- Gbanzili (Gbanziri–Buraka)
- Monzombo (Monzombo, Kpala–Yango)
The varieties listed for each may not be mutually intelligible.