Bongo–Baka languages

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The Bongo–Baka languages are a subgroup of Central Sudanic languages spoken primarily in parts of South Sudan and neighboring regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Central Sudanic language group
language subgroup
arealContact Bongo–Bagirmi languages
Nilotic languages
Ubangi languages
linked to: Ubangian languages
arealGrouping Nile–Congo–Sudan borderlands
classificationStatus generally accepted as a valid subgroup of Central Sudanic
ethnolinguisticGroups Baka (Central Sudanic) people
linked to: Baka people

Bongo people
Morokodo-related groups
glottologCode bong1285
glottologName Bongo–Baka
linked to: Bongo–Bagirmi
hasMemberLanguage Baka language (Central Sudanic)
Belanda Bor language
Belanda Viri language
Bongo language
Jur Mödö language
Morokodo language
higherLevelFamily Nilo-Saharan (proposed)
ISO639Status grouping; individual member languages have separate ISO 639-3 codes
linguisticFamily Central Sudanic
primaryCountry South Sudan
region Central Africa
script Latin script
spokenIn Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Sudan
subclassOf Central Sudanic languages
Nilo-Saharan languages
typologicalFeature agglutinative morphology
tone languages
wordOrder SVO-dominant

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Bongo–Bagirmi languages hasSubgroup Bongo–Baka languages
Baka language (South Sudan) hasAlternativeName Baka (Central Sudanic)
linked to: Bongo–Baka languages
Bongo–Bagirmi hasSubgroup Bongo languages
linked to: Bongo–Baka languages