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Ngbaka Languages
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. Languages ''Glottolog ''Glottolog'' is an open-access online bibliographic database of the world's languages. In addition to listing linguistic materials ( grammars, articles, dictionaries) describing individual languages, the database also contains the most up-to-d ...'' 3.4, following Winkhart (2015),Winkhart, Benedikt. 2015. ''The reconstruction of Mundu-Baka''. Berlin: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin MA thesis. gives the structure of the Baka-Mundu family as follows: * Eastern ** Mayogo–Bangba: B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central African Republic–South Sudan border, the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Central African Republic–Democratic Republic of the Congo border, the south, the Republic of the Congo to Central African Republic–Republic of the Congo border, the southwest, and Cameroon to Cameroon–Central African Republic border, the west. Bangui is the country's capital and largest city, bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about . As of 2024, it has a population of 5,357,744, consisting of about 80 ethnic groups, and is in the scene of a Central African Republic Civil War, civil war, which has been ongoing since 2012. Having been a Ubangi-Shari, French colony under the name Ubangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayogo Language
Mayogo (also spelled ''Mayugo, Majugu, Maigo, Maiko, Mayko'' and also called ''Kiyogo'') is a Ubangian language spoken by the Day (Angai), Maambi, and Mangbele peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not close enough to Bangba, the most closely related language, for mutual intelligibility. Writing system References Languages of the Central African Republic Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Ngbaka languages {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monzombo Language
Monzombo is a minor Ubangian language of the Congos. There are three varieties, Monzombo (Mondjembo), Kpala (Kwala), and Yango, which ''Ethnologue'' lists separately. It is not clear how distinct they are. References Ngbaka languages Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages of the Republic of the Congo {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gbanzili Language
Gbanziri (Gbanzili) is a Ubangian language of the Central African Republic and Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t .... References Ngbaka languages Languages of the Central African Republic Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baka Language
Baka (also called ''Be-bayaga, Be-bayaka,'' and ''Bibaya de L’est'') is a dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka Pygmies of Cameroon and Gabon. Ethnically, the people are closely related to the Aka, collectively known as the Mbenga (''Bambenga''). However, the languages are not related, apart from some vocabulary dealing with the forest economy, which suggests the Aka may have shifted to Bantu, with an estimated 15,000 people having done so. Geographic distribution Baka is spoken in much of the southeastern forest zone of Cameroon, in: *Eastern Region ** Kadey department ( Ndélélé and Mbang communes) ** Haut-Nyong department ( Dimako, Doumé, Abong-Mbang, Lomié, and Ngoyla communes) ** Boumba-et-Ngoko department ( Moloundou, Yokadouma, and Gari-Gombo communes) *Southern Region ** Dja-et-Lobo department ( Bengbis, Meyomessala, Sangmélima, Djoum, Oveng, and Mintom communes) The Baka live together with other ethnic groups that are generall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mündü Language
Mündü (''Mondo'') is a Ubangian language of South Sudan, with a few thousand speakers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Locations A 2013 survey reported that ethnic Mundu reside in the following bomas of South Sudan. *Amaki Boma, Kozi Payam, Maridi County *E'di Boma, Ngamunde Payam, Maridi County *Mundu Boma, Tore Payam, Yei County * Adio Boma, Tore Payam, Yei County Yei River County is an administrative area in Central Equatoria with a large population of people who settled in that particular county. Aggrey Cyrus Kanyikwa is the current commissioner for Yei River County. He was appointed by President Salva ... References Ngbaka languages Languages of South Sudan Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangba Language
Bangba (Abangba) is a minor Ubangian language of DRC Congo. It is not close enough to other Eastern Ngbaka languages for mutual intelligibility In linguistics, mutual intelligibility is a relationship between different but related language varieties in which speakers of the different varieties can readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort. Mutual intelli .... References Ngbaka languages Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo {{Ubangian-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glottolog
''Glottolog'' is an open-access online bibliographic database of the world's languages. In addition to listing linguistic materials ( grammars, articles, dictionaries) describing individual languages, the database also contains the most up-to-date language affiliations based on the work of expert linguists. Glottolog was first developed and maintained at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, and between 2015 and 2020 at the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology in Jena, Germany. Its main curators include Harald Hammarström and Martin Haspelmath. Overview Sebastian Nordhoff and Harald Hammarström established the Glottolog/Langdoc project in 2011. The creation of ''Glottolog'' was partly motivated by the lack of a comprehensive language bibliography, especially in ''Ethnologue''. Glottolog provides a catalogue of the world's languages and language families and a bibliography on individual languages. It differs from ''Ethnologue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mba Languages
The four Mba languages form a small family of Ubangian languages scattered across the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The languages are, * Ma (A-Ma-Lo) * Dongo * Mba * Ndunga The most populous is Mba itself, with about 40,000 speakers. Ma is the most divergent. The four Mba languages are not particularly closely related to each other and display considerable lexical diversity. Language contact The Mba languages have received significant influences from Bantu to the south, and from Zande languages to the north. For example, some Mba languages such as Ndunga have borrowed many noun prefixes from nearby Bantu languages (Pasch 1986, 1987, 1988). Internal classification Mba internal classification according to Pasch (1986): ;Mba * A-Ma-Lo *Ndunga-Mba-'Dongo **' Dongo-ko **Ndunga-Mba *** Ndunga-le ***Mba A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Cameroon's population of nearly 31 million people speak 250 native languages, in addition to the national tongues of English and French, or both. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad and the Baka people (Cameroon and Gabon), Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese discoveries, Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baka Pygmy
The Baka people, known in the Congo as Bayaka (''Bebayaka, Bebayaga, Bibaya''), are an ethnic group inhabiting the southeastern rain forests of Cameroon, northern Republic of the Congo, northern Gabon, and southwestern Central African Republic. They are sometimes called a subgroup of the Twa, but the two peoples are not closely related. Likewise, the name "Baka" is sometimes mistakenly applied to other peoples of the area who, like the Baka and Twa, have been historically called pygmies, a term that is now considered derogatory. Identity Baka people are all hunter-gatherers, formerly referred to as pygmies, located in the Central African rain forest. Having average heights of 1.52 meters (5 feet) as well as living semi-nomadic lifestyles, the Baka are often discriminated against and marginalized from society. They reside in southeastern Cameroon, northern Gabon and in the northern part of the Republic of Congo. In Congo, the Baka people are otherwise known as the Bayaka. Some B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
