Mbaka language

Mbaka
Ngbaka Ma'bo
Native to CAR, Republic of Congo
Ethnicity M'Baka
Native speakers
(200,000 cited 1984–2000)[1]
Ubangian
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 Mbaka 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

  1. Ngbaka Ma’bo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Gilima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. 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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