Ngbaka languages

Not to be confused with Ngbaka language.
Ngbaka
Mundu–Baka
Geographic
distribution		Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan
Linguistic classificationUbangian
  • Seri–Mba
    • Ngbaka–Mba
      • Ngbaka
Subdivisions
  • Eastern
  • Western
Language codes
Glottologngba1292

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.[1]

  1. ^ Güldemann, Tom (2018). "Historical linguistics and genealogical language classification in Africa". In Güldemann, Tom (ed.). The Languages and Linguistics of Africa. The World of Linguistics series. Vol. 11. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 58–444. doi:10.1515/9783110421668-002. ISBN 978-3-11-042606-9. S2CID 133888593.