Gbaya, Southwest

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A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3
gso
Alternate Names
Gbaya, Gbaya Sud-Ouest
Autonym
Nu Gbaya
User 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.

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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].