Gbaya-Mbodomo

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
gmm
Alternate Names
Mbodomo
Population

8,000 (1992).

Location

East Region, Lom and Djerem divisions, Bétaré-Oya subdivision; Ngoura district.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

45% with Biyanda [gso], 56% with Yaayuwee [gya] among Mbodomo speakers (Tong 2005). Lexical similarity: 70% with Mbodomo and Yaayuwee (Cameroon), and Mbodomo and Biyanda [gso] (CAR) (Tong 2005).

Language Use

Vigorous. Most domains except church and with outsiders. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra], Ewondo [ewo] or oral Fulfulde [fub].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 0%. No literacy programs. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2005.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Gbaya-Mbodomo
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.