Nzakara language

Nzakara (Ansakara, N’sakara, Sakara, Zakara) is a Zande language spoken in eastern Central African Republic, spilling over into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It may be intelligible with Zande proper, at least for some speakers.

Nzakara
Native toCentral African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
(50,000 in CAR cited 1996)[1]
Niger–Congo?
  • Zande
    • Zande–Nzakara
      • Nzakara
Language codes
ISO 639-3nzk
Glottolognzak1247

Writing system

Nzakara alphabet[2]
abdef ggbiɨk kplmmbmv nndngngbny nzopst uʉvwy z

References

  1. Nzakara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "La phonologie et l'orthographe de la langue Nzakara". SIL International. 15 September 2022.


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