Mbaka | |
---|---|
Ngbaka Ma'bo | |
Native to | CAR, Republic of Congo |
Ethnicity | M'Baka |
Native speakers | (200,000 cited 1984–2000) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
nbm – Ngbaka Ma’bo
gix – Gilima |
Glottolog |
bwak1244 |
The Mbaka or Bwaka language, Ngbaka Ma'bo (also called Gbaka, Ma'bo, Ngbwaka, Ngbaka Limba) is a major Ubangian language spoken by the Mbaka people of CAR and Congo.
It's not clear how distinct the Gilima variety is, or whether it should be considered a separate language. It does have its own ISO 639-3 code.
Labial |
Dental/ Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
plain | lab. | ||||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | k | k͡p | ʔ | |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | ɡ͡b | |||
prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑɡ | ᵑᵐɡ͡b | |||
implosive | ɓ | ||||||
Fricative | voiceless | f | s | h | |||
voiced | v | z | |||||
prenasal | ⁿz | ||||||
Approximant | l | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i (ĩ) | u (ũ) | |
Close-mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a ã |
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Mbaka | |
---|---|
Ngbaka Ma'bo | |
Native to | CAR, Republic of Congo |
Ethnicity | M'Baka |
Native speakers | (200,000 cited 1984–2000) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
nbm – Ngbaka Ma’bo
gix – Gilima |
Glottolog |
bwak1244 |
The Mbaka or Bwaka language, Ngbaka Ma'bo (also called Gbaka, Ma'bo, Ngbwaka, Ngbaka Limba) is a major Ubangian language spoken by the Mbaka people of CAR and Congo.
It's not clear how distinct the Gilima variety is, or whether it should be considered a separate language. It does have its own ISO 639-3 code.
Labial |
Dental/ Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
plain | lab. | ||||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | k | k͡p | ʔ | |
voiced | b | d | ɡ | ɡ͡b | |||
prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᵑɡ | ᵑᵐɡ͡b | |||
implosive | ɓ | ||||||
Fricative | voiceless | f | s | h | |||
voiced | v | z | |||||
prenasal | ⁿz | ||||||
Approximant | l | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i (ĩ) | u (ũ) | |
Close-mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a ã |
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link)