La’bi

LBI

second language only

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
North
Adamawa-Ubangi
Adamawa
La’bi

Demographics: No known L1 speakers (Samarin 1971). L2 users: 4,400 (2006).

Writing System: Unwritten

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: The language of initiation rites practiced by the Gbaya, Mbum, and some Sara-Laka. Vocabulary is borrowed from Sara languages (Samarin 1971).