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Zande language of the CAR
Geme
Ngba Geme
Native toCentral African Republic
Native speakers(550 cited 1996)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Geme Tulu
  • Geme Kulagbolu
Language codes
ISO 639-3geq
Glottologgeme1244
ELPGeme

Geme is a Zande language spoken in two small villages of the Central African Republic.

Gɛ̀mɛ́ or Jɛ̀mɛ́ is spoken north of Ndélé in two villages that are 9 kilometers apart from each other, namely Aliou (350 people, known as the Gɛ̀mɛ́ Tulu) and Goz Amar II (50 people, known as the Gɛ̀mɛ́ Kúlágbòlù). Together, their common language is known as Ngba Gɛ̀mɛ́.

References

  1. Geme at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Moñino, Yves (1988). Lexique comparatif des langues oubanguiennes. Paris: Geuthner.
Ubangian languages
Gbaya
Zande
Banda
Sere
Ngbaka
Mba
Ngbandi
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