16th edition

US$ 100.00

Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Central African Republic > Kaba

Kaba

A language of Central African Republic

ISO 639-3: ksp

Population	72,000 in Central African Republic (1996). Population total all countries: 83,000.
Region	Paoua and Marounda subprefectures. Also in Chad.
Language map	Central African Republic, reference number 28
Alternate names	Kabba, Sara, Sara Kaba
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, West, Bongo-Bagirmi, Sara-Bagirmi, Sara, Sara Proper
Language development	Bible portions: 2005–2006.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Different from Kaba Deme [kwg], Sara Kaba Náà [kwv], Kulfa [kxj] (Kaba So), Sara Kaba [sbz], Laka [lap] (Kabba Laka), or Kaba [bcq] of Ethiopia, a dialect of Bench.

Also spoken in:

Chad

Language name	Kaba
Population	11,000 in Chad (Welmers 1971).
Region	Logone Oriental region, La Nya Pendé Department, Goré Subprefecture, around Goré and to the southeast.
Language map	Southwestern Chad, reference number 113
Alternate names	Kaba de Baibokoum, Kaba de Paoua, Kabba, Western Kaba
Comments	Different from Kaba Deme [kwg], Sara Kaba Náà [kwv], Kulfa [kxj], or Laka [lap].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

MOSER, Rosmarie, editor. 2009. Kabba Folk Tales and Proverbs.  

STALDER, Jürg; STALDER, Ruth, authors. 1999. "Rapport d’enquête sociolinguistique: première évaluation parmi les Kaba."  

Vernacular Publications

Əsú dé kǝ̀ tǝ̀jǝ̀. 1996.

M-ndiki ta tura maketuru, ta dda maketuru ke tar kabba (Guide de transition à la lecture et à l’écriture de la langue kaba ). 2008.