Geme language

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

Geme
Native toCentral African Republic
Native speakers
(550 cited 1996)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Zande
    • Zande–Nzakara
      • Geme
Language codes
ISO 639-3geq
Glottologgeme1244
ELPGeme[2]

Gɛ̀mɛ́ or Jɛ̀mɛ́ is spoken north of Ndélé in two villages that are 9 kilometers apart from each others, 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.[3]

References
  1. Geme at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Endangered Languages Project data for Geme.
  3. Moñino, Yves (1988). Lexique comparatif des langues oubanguiennes. Paris: Geuthner.


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