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A language of Central African Republic

Lobaye prefecture: Mbaïki and Mongoumba subprefectures, forest along Congo border; Sangha-Mbaéré prefecture: Bambio and Nola subprefectures.

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Language NameAka

User Population

15,000 in Congo (Cavalli-Sforza 1986).

Location

Cuvette, Likouala, and Sangha departments.

Alternate Names

Beka, Mòáka, Yaka, Yaâkâ, “Babinga” (pej.), “Binga” (pej.)

Dialects

Basese (Eastern Aka), Bambenzele (Western Aka).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

As speakers come out of the confines of the forest, there is language loss in favor of Lingala [lin].

Other Comments

Mraka (sg.), Beka (pl.). Different from the Baka [bkc] language of Cameroon and Gabon, which is Ubangi. Possibly more than one pygmy language in Congo. Nomadic. Pygmies. Traditional religion.

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