Page Type: languageGbaya-Bozoum | Ethnologue

GBQ ISO 639-3

Gbaya-Bozoum

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Bozom, Gbaya de Bozoum
Population
32,500 (1996).
Location:
Nana-Mambéré prefecture: Baoro and Bouar subprefectures; Ombella-M’poko prefecture: Yaloke-Bossembele subprefecture; Ouham prefecture: Bossangoa subprefecture; Ouham-Pendé prefecture: broad area south of Ouham river.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Gbaya-Manza-Ngbaka, Central
Dialects
Diabe, Boyali, Bozom. May be inherently intelligible with Gbaya-Bossangoa [gbp]. A member of macrolanguage Gbaya [gba].
Language Use
Most also use Sango [sag].
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gbaya-Bozoum
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Location: Nana-Mambéré prefecture: Baoro and Bouar subprefectures; Ombella-M’poko prefecture: Yaloke-Bossembele subprefecture; Ouham prefecture: Bossangoa subprefecture; Ouham-Pendé prefecture: broad area south of Ouham river.