Also Known As:
Bayaka, Bayaga, Bibaya, "Babinga"
Dialects & Varieties
Cultural diversity among African pygmies
Barry Hewlett. 1996. "Cultural Diversity Among African Pygmies." In Cultural diversity among twentieth-century foragers: an African perspective, edited by Susan Kent. 215-244. Cambridge University Press.
Speakers
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Ethnic or community population
25,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"Baka are unique... as only two of the fifteen ethnic groups with whom Baka have social and economic relations speak languages from the same linguistic family. This, of course, does not limit Baka communication since they are fluent in the language of their farming neighbors. Yet the reverse is seldom true in that their farming neighbors infrequently speak the Baka language."
Location and Context
Countries
Congo, Gabon, Central African Republic
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Writing Systems
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Recent Resources
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