Mbay
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Mbay is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily in Chad and the Central African Republic, known for its complex tonal system and noun class distinctions.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Sudanic language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| country |
Central African Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| family | Central Sudanic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Mbaï
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mbaï language ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
complex tonal system
ⓘ
noun class distinctions ⓘ noun class system ⓘ tonal language ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature | noun classes ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature | tone ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | myb ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Bongo–Bagirmi languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Ngambay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sara languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nilo-Saharan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
Central Sudanic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| primaryUseRegion |
northern Central African Republic
ⓘ
southern Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Central African Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Bongo–Bagirmi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sara language