Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
Linguistic classification
Ubangian
Seri–Mba
Ngbaka–Mba
Ngbaka
Subdivisions
Eastern
Western
Glottolog
ngba1292
The dozen Ngbaka languages are a family of Ubangian languages spoken in the Central African Republic and neighboring areas. It includes Pygmy languages such as Baka and Gundi. The most populous Ngbaka languages are Mbaka in the western branch, spoken by a quarter million people, and Mayogo in the eastern branch, spoken by half that number.
Like the Mba languages, the Ngbaka languages are spoken across discontiguous areas scattered across various central African countries.[1]
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