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Gbaya, Southwest

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3gso

Population  220,000 (2007 SIL).
Region  Berberati, Carnot, Gamboula, Nola subprefectures.
Language map  Central African Republic, reference number 22
Alternate names   Gbaya Sud-Ouest
Dialects  Biyanda (Bianda), Buli (Boli), Mbondomo (Mbodomo), Bokare (Bokari), Mboundja (Mbunza), Bosoko (Bossouka, Mbusuku), Toongo, Yangele, Mbakolo (Yasua), Budamono, Mbombeleng.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Ubangi, Gbaya-Manza-Ngbaka, Southwest
A member of macrolanguage Gbaya [gba] (Central African Republic).
Language use  Also use Sango [sag].
Language development  NT: 2005.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Vernacular Publications

Ɔ yambi tɔla nɛ ngɛraka mɔ nɛ nu Gbaya. 2008.

Méthode pour lire et écrire en langue Gbaya; Wal tɔl nɛ ngɛriki takarata nɛ nu Gbaya; Lêgë tî dîko na tî sû mbëti na yângâ tî Gbaya. 2001.

To Gbaya. 2005.

Wal tɔl nɛ ngɛriki takarata nɛ nu Gbaya (Lêgë tî dîko na tî sû mbëti na yângâ tî Gbaya) (Méthode pour lire et écrire en langue Gbaya). 2008.