Bai language (South Sudan)

Spoken in

Niger -Congo

  • Ubangische languages Seri - Mba Sere Sere - Bviri

Bdj

The language Bai (also: Belanda, Biri, BGamba, Gumba, Mbegumba and Mvegumba called; ISO 639-3 bdj ) is a ubangische language that is spoken by the ethnic group of the Bai in southern Sudan.

It has only 2,500 speakers and is threatened with extinction as more and more speakers usually speak the new official language of South Sudan, English and Arabic elderly or have spoken. Some may also Ndogo as a second language.

Together with the language Belanda Viri is the language of the linguistic group Sere - Bviri.

Websites

  • Ethnologue
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