Gobu

GOX

vigorous

Alternate Names: Gabou, Gabu, Gubu, Ngobo, Ngobu

Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Togbo-Vara Banda , and Mono ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
North
Adamawa-Ubangi
Ubangi
Banda
Central
Central Core
Mid-Southern

Demographics: 12,000 in Democratic Republic of the Congo (1984 census).

Language Use: Positive attitudes. Also use Lingala [lin], Mono [mnh], Sango [sag].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Low in Lingala.

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo