Gbaya-Bossangoa

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ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Gbaya, Gbaya de Bosangoa, Gbaya of Borro, Gbaya of Bossangoa, Gbaya-Borro, Gbea, Gbeya

Population

200,000 (2005).

Location

Ouham prefecture: Bossangoa and Batangafo (Gbabana) subprefectures; Ouham-Pendé prefecture: south of Ouham river.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Bossangoa, Gbabana. May be inherently intelligible with Gbaya-Bozoum [gbq] or Suma [sqm]. A member of macrolanguage Gbaya [gba].

Language Use

Also use Sango [sag].

Language Development

Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1934–2002.

Language Resources

Writing

Latin script [Latn].