NBM ISO 639-3
Ngbaka Ma’bo
A language of Central African Republic
- ISO 639
- nbm
- Alternate Names
- Bouaka, Bwaka, Gbaka, Ma’bo, Mbacca, Mbaka, Nbwaka, Ngbaka Limba
- Population
- 88,000 in Central African Republic (1996). Total users in all countries: 258,000.
- Location:
- Lobaye prefecture: Mbaiki and Mongoumba subprefectures; Ombella-M’poko prefecture: Bimbo subprefecture.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Sere-Ngbaka-Mba, Ngbaka-Mba, Ngbaka, Western, Bwaka
- Dialects
- None known. Reportedly similar to Gilima [gix].
- Language Use
- Most also use Sango [sag].
- Language Development
- Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Ngbaka Ma’bo
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn], no longer in use.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Sud-Ubangi province: Libenge territory, on the road north and south of Zongo town, and a belt north of Libenge.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous) View other languages of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Language Name
Ngbaka Ma’bo
User Population
11,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1984 census).
- Location
- Likouala department: possibly from nearby large language areas in Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of Congo.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Congo
Language Name
Ngbaka Ma’bo
User Population
159,000 in Congo (2018).
Map
Location: Lobaye prefecture: Mbaiki and Mongoumba subprefectures; Ombella-M’poko prefecture: Bimbo subprefecture.
Size and Vitality
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