ISO 639-3 · bkcbkc
Niger–Congo family
Baka
Baka is a language of the Ngbaka branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon and Gabon. Wikidata describes it as “Ubangian dialect cluster spoken by Baka pygmies of Cameroon and Gabon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bkc- Glottocode
baka1272- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 13 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
6levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Baka |
|---|---|
| Also called | Baka (East Region Cameroon), Bakaka language, Bibaya language, Kaa language, Baka language |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Baka
The branches above Baka, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication