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Baka (South Sudan)

Baka (South Sudan) is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa and South Sudan.

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Baka (South Sudan) · 4.7°N 29.6°E

Baka (Tara Baka) is a Central Sudanic language of South Sudan, with the majority living in an area centered on Maridi, South Sudan, but also a couple thousand speakers in the DRC. It has consonants with trilled release such as /dr/ and /ɡ͡bʙ/.

A 2013 survey reported that the Baka were the largest ethnic group in Maridi County, South Sudan. They also live in Baka Boma, Tore Payam, Yei County, South Sudan.

From Wikipedia · Baka language (South Sudan) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Baka (South Sudan)

MeaningWordRomanization
personodo*
nameiri*
eyekomo*
earmbili*
nosesomo*
toothso*
tonguedEndEnE*
handsili*
bloodsama*
boneToNgo*
skinsana*
kneeNgorosindi*
breastombo*
liverm3mbEdE*
waterìní
firefodu*
sunkadra*
starkEli*
stonetoto*
mountainlanda*
treekaga*
leafmbili*
nightndulu*
dogisi*
fishkEnzE*
lousem3sisi*
onekEdo*
twobrE*
Ima*
youyi*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.

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AvokayaBoguruMündüMoruMorokodoSouth Sudanese Creole ArabicLogoJur ModoNyamusa-MoloKeliko

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