| Mbaka | |
|---|---|
| Ngbaka Ma'bo | |
| Native to | CAR,Republic of Congo |
| Ethnicity | M'Baka |
Native speakers | (200,000 cited 1984–2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nbm – Ngbaka Ma’bogix – Gilima |
| Glottolog | bwak1244 |
TheMbaka orBwaka language,Ngbaka Ma'bo (also calledGbaka, Ma'bo, Ngbwaka, Ngbaka Limba) is a majorUbangian language spoken by theMbaka people ofCAR and Congo.
It is not clear how distinct the Gilima variety is, or whether it should be considered a separate language. It does have its ownISO 639-3 code.
| 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 | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i (ĩ) | u (ũ) | |
| Close-mid | e ẽ | o õ | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a ã |
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