Mbaka language

Not to be confused with Ngbaka 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.

Mbaka
Ngbaka Ma'bo
Native to	CAR, Republic of Congo
Ethnicity	M'Baka
Native speakers	(200,000 cited 1984–2000)[1]
Language family	Ubangian Sere–Mba Ngbaka Western Mbaka
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: nbm – Ngbaka Ma’bo gix – Gilima
Glottolog	bwak1244

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

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