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'''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 {{IPA|/dr/}} and {{IPA|/ɡ͡bʙ/}}. |
'''Baka''' (''Tara Baka'') is a [[Central Sudanic languages|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 affricate|trilled release]] such as {{IPA|/dr/}} and {{IPA|/ɡ͡bʙ/}}. |
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A 2013 survey reported that the Baka were the largest ethnic group in [[Maridi County]], [[South Sudan]]. They also live in Baka [[Boma (administrative division)|Boma]], Tore [[Payam (administrative division)|Payam]], [[Yei County]], [[South Sudan]].<ref name="VAS">{{cite web|title=Village Assessment Survey|url=https://iomsouthsudan.org/tracking/vas|publisher=[[International Organization for Migration]] South Sudan|date=2013}}</ref> |
A 2013 survey reported that the Baka were the largest ethnic group in [[Maridi County]], [[South Sudan]]. They also live in Baka [[Boma (administrative division)|Boma]], Tore [[Payam (administrative division)|Payam]], [[Yei County]], [[South Sudan]].<ref name="VAS">{{cite web|title=Village Assessment Survey|url=https://iomsouthsudan.org/tracking/vas|publisher=[[International Organization for Migration]] South Sudan|date=2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:59, 3 December 2020
| Baka | |
|---|---|
| Native to | South Sudan |
Native speakers | (26,000 cited 1993)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bdh |
| Glottolog | baka1274 |
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.[2]
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Alveopalatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop: | |||||
| Voiceless | p | t | c | k | kp |
| Voiced | b | d | g | gb | |
| Prenasalized | mb | nd | ŋg | ŋmgb | |
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | 'y | ||
| Nasal: | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Trill: | |||||
| Voiceless | tr | kʙ̥ | |||
| Voiced | ʙ | dr | gʙ | ||
| Prenasalized | ndr | ŋmgʙ | |||
| Fricative: | |||||
| Voiceless | f | s | |||
| Voiced | v | z | |||
| Prenasalized | nv | nz | |||
| Flap: | ⱱ̟ | r | ř | ||
| Lateral: | l | ||||
| Semivowel: | w | y |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Zurück | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoch | ʟ | ʊ | |
| Niedrig | ɞ | a | ɔ |
Neutral vowel: ɨ
| Front | Central | Zurück | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoch | i | u | |
| Niedrig | e | ə | o |
References
- ^ Baka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ "Village Assessment Survey". International Organization for Migration South Sudan. 2013.
- ^ Parker, Kirk H. (1985). Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages 4. Juba, Sudan: Summer Institute of Linguistics and Institute of Regional Languages and College of Education U. of Juba. pp. 63–85.
