Suma

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A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Souma
User Population

50,000 (1996).

Location

Ouham prefecture: Bossangoa and Markounda subprefectures; Ouham-Pendé prefecture: Paoua subprefecture.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Gbaya-Manza-Ngbaka
Dialects

None known. May be intelligible with Gbaya-Bossangoa [gbp].

Language Use

Most also use Sango [sag].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Suma
Writing

Latin script [Latn].