Language family mainly of the Central African Republic
Not to be confused with Ubang language.
Ubangian
Geographic distribution
Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan
Linguistic classification
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta–Congo
Savanna?
Ubangian
Subdivisions
Banda
Ngbandi
Zande
Sere
Ngbaka
Mba
Gbaya?
Glottolog
uban1244(Ubangian + Zande)
The Ubangian languages form a diverse linkage of some seventy languages centered on the Central African Republic and the DR Congo. They are the predominant languages of the CAR, spoken by 2–3 million people, including one of its official languages, Sango. They are also spoken in Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo and South Sudan.
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The Ubangianlanguages form a diverse linkage of some seventy languages centered on the Central African Republic and the DR Congo. They are the predominant...
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over the past one hundred years, due to language contact with Ubangianlanguages and Nilo-Saharan languages of northeastern DR Congo. Currently, researchers...
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populated by diverse speakers of the Chadic languages, Adamawa languages, Ubangianlanguages, Bongo-Bagirmi languages. Oubangui-Chari Chari–Baguirmi Region...
is traditionally included among the Ubangianlanguages, although Moñino (2010) does not group it within Ubangian. It is not clear if it is a member of...
speakers of Bantu and Ubangianlanguages The Bambuti (Mbuti) of the Ituri Rainforest, speakers of Bantu and Central Sudanic languages the widely scattered...
who speak Bantu and Ubangianlanguages; the Mbuti (Efe etc.) of the Ituri Rainforest, who speak Bantu and Central Sudanic languages, and the Twa of the...
missionary (initially an Apostolic Prefecture) Ubangianlanguages, a family of Central African languages An obsolescent term for African women with lip...
countries. Aka is spoken by the Aka people, pygmies closely related to the Ubangian-speaking Baka of Cameroon, Congo and Gabon. Together, these peoples are...
no conclusive evidence for the inclusion of Ubangian. Several languages spoken in Africa belong to language families concentrated or originating outside...
Monzombo is a minor Ubangianlanguage of the Congos. There are three varieties, Monzombo (Mondjembo), Kpala (Kwala), and Yango, which Ethnologue lists...
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