Gbeya language

Gbeya
Gbeya
Native to	Central African Republic
Native speakers	(ca. 250,000 cited 1996–2005)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Savannas Gbaya Western Bokoto–Bozom Gbeya; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; gbp – Gbaya-Bossangoa; sqm – Suma
Glottolog	gbey1244; dekk1240

Gbeya (Gbɛ́yá, Gbaya-Bossangoa) is a Gbaya language of the Central African Republic. Ethnologue reports it may be mutually intelligible with Bozom.^[2]

NativetoCentral African Republic

Native speakers

(ca. 250,000 cited 1996–2005)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Atlantic–Congo
- Savannas
  - Gbaya
    - Western
      - Bokoto–Bozom
        Gbeya

ISO 639-3Either:
gbp – Gbaya-Bossangoa
sqm – Suma

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Suma (Súmā) is a language variety closely related to Gbeya.^[3]

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		Labial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labialvelar	Glottal
Plosive	voiceless	p	t		k	k͡p	ʔ
	voiced	b	d		ɡ	ɡ͡b
	prenasal	ᵐb	ⁿd		ᵑɡ	ᵑᵐɡ͡b
	implosive	ɓ	ɗ
Nasal	preglottal	ˀm	ˀn
Nasal	plain	m	n		ŋ	ŋ͡m
Fricative	voiceless	f	s				h
Fricative	voiced	v	z
Lateral			l
Tap/Flap		ⱱ	ɾ
Approximant				j		w

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Close-mid	e		o
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a

Gbeya language

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