Baka language (South Sudan)

Baka (Tara Baka) is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan, with the majority living in an area centered on Maridi, South Sudan, but also a couple thousand speakers in the DRC. It has consonants with trilled release such as /dr/ and /ɡ͡bʙ/.

Not to be confused with Baka language.
Baka
Native toSouth Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
60,000 (2017)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bdh
Glottologbaka1274

A 2013 survey reported that the Baka were the largest ethnic group in Maridi County, South Sudan. They also live in Baka Boma, Tore Payam, Yei County, South Sudan.[2]

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Alveopalatal Velar Labiovelar
Stop:
Voiceless p t c k kp
Voiced b d g gb
Prenasalized mb nd ŋg ŋmgb
Implosive ɓ ɗ 'y
Nasal: m n ɲ ŋ
Trill:
Voiceless tr kʙ̥
Voiced ʙ dr gʙ
Prenasalized ndr ŋmgʙ
Fricative:
Voiceless f s
Voiced v z
Prenasalized nv nz
Flap: ⱱ̟ r ř
Lateral: l
Semivowel: w y

Vowels
(-ATR)
Front Central Back
High ʟ ʊ
Low ɞ a ɔ

Neutral vowel: ɨ

(+ATR)
Front Central Back
High i u
Low e ə o

[3]

References
  1. Baka at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) closed access
  2. "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.
  3. Parker, Kirk H. (1985). Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages 4. Juba, Sudan: Summer Institute of Linguistics and Institute of Regional Languages and College of Education U. of Juba. pp. 63–85.


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