La'bi language

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La'bi
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
None[1]
4,400 L2 speakers (2006)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3lbi
Glottologlabi1244

La'bi is the esoteric ritual language of male initiation among the Gbaya Kara, the Mbum, and some Sara Laka, in the area of Touboro near where the CAR, Chad, and Cameroon meet. It has no native speakers. It is related to Mbum, with substantial loans from one or more Sara languages.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c La'bi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Yves Moñino, 1977. "Conceptions du monde et langue d'initiation la'bi de Gbaya-Kara", Langages et cultures africaines, Paris, Maspero.
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