Mbaka language

The Mbaka or Bwaka language, Ngbaka Ma'bo (also called Gbaka, Ma'bo, Ngbwaka, Ngbaka Limba) is a major Ubangian language spoken by the Mbaka people of CAR and Congo.

Not to be confused with Ngbaka language.
Mbaka
Ngbaka Ma'bo
Native toCAR, Republic of Congo
EthnicityM'Baka
Native speakers
(200,000 cited 1984–2000)[1]
Ubangian
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nbm – Ngbaka Ma’bo
gix – Gilima
Glottologbwak1244

It's not clear how distinct the Gilima variety is, or whether it should be considered a separate language. It does have its own ISO 639-3 code.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Dental/
Alveolar		 Palatal Velar Glottal
plain lab.
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive/
Affricate		 voiceless p t k k͡p ʔ
voiced b d ɡ ɡ͡b
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ ᵑᵐɡ͡b
implosive ɓ
Fricative voiceless f s h
voiced v z
prenasal ⁿz
Approximant l j w

Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i (ĩ) u (ũ)
Close-mid e ẽ o õ
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a ã

[2][3]

References
  1. Ngbaka Ma’bo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Gilima at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. van de Weijer, Jeroen (1994). Stem Consonant Cooccurrence Restrictions in Ngbaka. Linguistics in the Netherlands 11: Dutch Linguistics Association (Algemene Vereniging voor Taalwetenschap). pp. 256–266.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. Thomas, Jacqueline M. C. (1963). Le parler Ngbaka de Bokanga: phonologie, morphologie, syntaxe. Paris, The Hague: Paris: Paillart.


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