Ngbaka languages

Ngbaka languages
Not to be confused with Ngbaka language.
Ngbaka
Geographic
distribution:		 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

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.

Languages

Per Ethnologue 16, the structure of the family is as follows:

The varieties listed for each of the languages may not be mutually intelligible.

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