Ubangian | |
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Geographic distribution | Central African Republic, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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Glottolog | uban1244 (Ubangian + Zande) |
The Ubangian languages form a diverse linkage of some seventy languages centered on the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They are the predominant languages of the CAR, spoken by 2–3 million people, including one of its official languages, Sango. They are also spoken in Cameroon, Chad, the Republic of Congo, and South Sudan.