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GSO ISO 639-3

Gbaya, Southwest

Nu Gbaya Autonym

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Gbaya, Gbaya Sud-Ouest
Autonym
Nu Gbaya
Population
220,000 (2007 SIL).
Location:
Mambéré-Kadéï prefecture: Berbérati, Carnot, and Gamboula subprefectures; Nana-Mambéré prefecture: Baboua and Baoro subprefectures; Sangha-Mbaéré prefecture: Nola subprefecture.
Language Status
5* (Developing).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Gbaya-Manza-Ngbaka, Southwest
Dialects
Biyanda (Bianda), Buli (Boli), Mbondomo (Mbodomo), Bokare (Bokari), Mboundja (Mbunza), Bosoko (Bossouka, Mbusuku), Toongo, Yangele, Mbakolo (Yasua), Budamono, Mbombeleng. A member of macrolanguage Gbaya [gba].
Language Use
Most also use Sango [sag]. Used as L2 by Kako [kkj].
Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gbaya, Southwest
Writing
Latin script [Latn].

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Location: Mambéré-Kadéï prefecture: Berbérati, Carnot, and Gamboula subprefectures; Nana-Mambéré prefecture: Baboua and Baoro subprefectures; Sangha-Mbaéré prefecture: Nola subprefecture.