Ngbaka

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
nga
Alternate Names
Ngbaka Gbaya, Ngbaka Minangende
Population

1,010,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000). 600,000 monolinguals. Population total all countries: 1,016,650.

Location

Equateur Province, Gemena territory area. 850 villages. Also in Central African Republic, Congo.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

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

Dialect differences are minor. Related to Gbaya languages of Central African Republic and Cameroon.

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. 33% also use Lingala [lin], 5% also use French [fra].

Language Development
Possibly 150,000 read Ngbaka; 100,000 can write it. Taught in primary schools. Bible: 1995.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngbaka
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Ngbaka is a different language from Ngbaka Ma’bo [nbm]. Christian, traditional religion.

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