Mba languages

E270023

Mba languages are a small group of closely related Adamawa–Ubangi (Niger–Congo) languages spoken primarily in the Central African Republic and neighboring regions.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Mba languages canonical 2
Mba language 1

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Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Adamawa–Ubangi languages
Niger–Congo languages
language group
areCloselyRelated each other
areEndangeredOrVulnerable true
areMinorityLanguages true
country Central African Republic
ethnologueStatus recognized subgroup of Ubangian
family Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger–Congo
geographicDistribution border areas with Democratic Republic of the Congo
southwestern Central African Republic
glottologCode mbal1253
glottologName Mbaic
hasMember Baka language (Mbaic)
Mba language
Ngbaka language
surface form: Ngbaka Ma’bo language
linguisticClassificationLevel low-level subgroup
primaryLanguageFamilyBranch Ubangian
region Central Africa
script Latin script
spokenIn Cameroon
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
subclassOf Ubangian languages
surface form: Ubangi languages
subfamily Adamawa–Ubangi languages
surface form: Adamawa–Ubangi
typologicalArea Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger–Congo
usedFor oral communication

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ubangian languages hasSubgroup Mba languages
Ubangian languages hasMember Mba languages
this entity surface form: Mba language