Baka language (South Sudan)
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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 /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.
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 | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | ʟ | ʊ | |
| Low | ɞ | a | ɔ |
Neutral vowel: ɨ
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Low | e | ə | o |