Alternate Names: Tara Baka
Status Notes: Recognized language (2011, Transitional Constitution, Article 6(1)), primary education, literacy efforts.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 25,000 in South Sudan (1993 UBS). Population total all countries: 26,300.
Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Avokaya [avu], Moru [mgd], Mündü [muh], Zande [zne]. Used as L2 by Avokaya [avu], Mündü [muh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 27%. Orthography developed; literacy materials in use. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Bible portions: 1990–2011.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: South Sudan
Other Comments: Different from, and unrelated to, Baka , of Cameroon.