Gbaya-Bossangoa | Ethnologue

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639: gbp
Alternate Names: Gbɛ́yá, Gbɛa, Gbaya, Gbaya de Bosangoa, Gbaya of Borro, Gbaya of Bossangoa, Gbaya-Borro, Gbea, Gbeya, Gbäyä Bossangoa
Autonym: Gbɛya
Population: 200,000 (2005).
Location:: Ouham prefecture: Bossangoa and Batangafo (Gbabana) subprefectures; Ouham-Pendé prefecture: south of Ouham river.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Gbaya-Manza-Ngbaka, Central
Dialects: Gbabana, Bossangoa. May be inherently intelligible with Gbaya-Bozoum [gbq] or Suma [sqm]. A member of macrolanguage Gbaya [gba].
Language Use: Most also use Sango [sag].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2021.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Gbaya-Bossangoa
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Ouham prefecture: Bossangoa and Batangafo (Gbabana) subprefectures; Ouham-Pendé prefecture: south of Ouham river.