Gbayi

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A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3
gyg
Alternate Names
Kpasiya
User Population

5,000 (1996).

Location

Basse-Kotto prefecture: north Mingala subprefecture; Haute-Kotto prefecture: Bria subprefecture; Mbomou prefecture: east bank, Kotto river, between Mbeti and Tchola Banar.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Ngbandi
Dialects

None known. Related to Ngbandi [ngb]. Ethnically Kpatili, but not intelligible with Kpatili [kym].

Language Use

At risk of being replaced by Banda (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Most also use Sango [sag].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gbayi
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].