GEME: a language of Central African Republic

The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.

SIL code: GEQ

ISO 639-2: nic

Population 550 (1996). 
Region Ndélé Subprefecture, 2 villages north of Ndélé.
Alternate names   JEME, NGBA GEME, GUEME
Dialects GEME TULU, GEME KULAGBOLU.
Classification Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Zande, Zande-Nzakara.
Comments Bilingualism in Sango. Investigation needed: intelligibility with Zande.

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