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The Gbaya languages are a branch of Ubangian languages
Ubangian languages

The Ubangian languages form a fairly close-knit language family centered on the Central African Republic but extending into the Democratic Republic of the Congo and with one branch in Sudan....
 spoken mainly in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic

The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west....
, and to a lesser extent in Cameroon
Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary state of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south....
, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. Many of the languages go by the name Gbaya, though the largest, with over a million speakers, is called Ngbaka, a name shared with the Ngbaka languages
Ngbaka languages

The dozen Ngbaka languages are a family of Ubangian languages, such as Kpala language, spoken in the Central African Republic and neighboring areas....
 of the Sere–Mba branch of Ubangian.








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The Gbaya languages are a branch of Ubangian languages
Ubangian languages

The Ubangian languages form a fairly close-knit language family centered on the Central African Republic but extending into the Democratic Republic of the Congo and with one branch in Sudan....
 spoken mainly in the Central African Republic
Central African Republic

The Central African Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It borders Chad in the north, Sudan in the east, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the south, and Cameroon in the west....
, and to a lesser extent in Cameroon
Cameroon

The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary state of central and western Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south....
, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo and Nigeria
Nigeria

Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federation constitutional republic comprising States of Nigeria and one Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria....
. Many of the languages go by the name Gbaya, though the largest, with over a million speakers, is called Ngbaka, a name shared with the Ngbaka languages
Ngbaka languages

The dozen Ngbaka languages are a family of Ubangian languages, such as Kpala language, spoken in the Central African Republic and neighboring areas....
 of the Sere–Mba branch of Ubangian.

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