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{{Short description|Ritual language spoken in Cameroon}} |
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{{Infobox language |
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|name=La'bi |
| name = La'bi |
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|states=[[Cameroon]] |
| states = [[Cameroon]] |
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|speakers= |
| speakers = 4,400 L2 speakers |
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|speakers2 |
| speakers2 = |
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|ref=e18 |
| ref = e18 |
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|familycolor=Niger-Congo |
| familycolor = Niger-Congo |
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|fam2=[[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]] |
| fam2 = [[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]] |
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|fam3=[[Mbum–Day languages|Mbum–Day]]? |
| fam3 = [[Mbum–Day languages|Mbum–Day]]? |
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|iso3=lbi |
| iso3 = lbi |
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|glotto=labi1244 |
| glotto = labi1244 |
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|glottorefname=La'bi |
| glottorefname = La'bi |
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| speakers_label = Speakers |
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| date = 2006 |
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'''La'bi''' is the esoteric [[ritual language]] of male initiation among the [[Gbaya Kara language|Gbaya Kara]], the [[Mbum language|Mbum]], and some [[Sara Laka language|Sara Laka]], in the area of [[Touboro]] near where the CAR, Chad, and Cameroon meet. It has no native speakers. It is related to Mbum, with substantial loans from one or more [[Sara languages]].<ref name="e18" /><ref>Yves Moñino, 1977. "Conceptions du monde et langue d'initiation ''la'bi'' de Gbaya-Kara", ''Langages et cultures africaines'', Paris, Maspero.</ref> |
'''La'bi''' is the esoteric [[ritual language]] of male initiation among the [[Gbaya Kara language|Gbaya Kara]], the [[Mbum language|Mbum]], and some [[Sara Laka language|Sara Laka]], in the area of [[Touboro]] near where the CAR, Chad, and Cameroon meet. It has no native speakers, but is used by 4,400 people. It is related to Mbum, with substantial loans from one or more [[Sara languages]].<ref name="e18" /><ref>Yves Moñino, 1977. "Conceptions du monde et langue d'initiation ''la'bi'' de Gbaya-Kara", ''Langages et cultures africaines'', Paris, Maspero.</ref> |
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A word list of is given in Periquet (1915).<ref>Periquet, Louis. 1915. Rapport général sur la mission de délimitation Afrique Équatoriale Française-Cameroun (1912-1913-1914). Tome III, Vocabulaires. Paris: Ministère de colonies.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Languages of Cameroon}} |
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[[Category:Languages of Cameroon]] |
[[Category:Languages of Cameroon]] |
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[[Category:Initiation languages]] |
[[Category:Initiation languages]] |
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[[Category:Mbum–Day languages]] |
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{{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:31, 26 August 2024
| La'bi | |
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| Native to | Cameroon |
| Speakers | 4,400 L2 speakers (2006)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | lbi |
| Glottolog | labi1244 |
La'bi is the esoteric ritual language of male initiation among the Gbaya Kara, the Mbum, and some Sara Laka, in the area of Touboro near where the CAR, Chad, and Cameroon meet. It has no native speakers, but is used by 4,400 people. It is related to Mbum, with substantial loans from one or more Sara languages.[1][2]
A word list of is given in Periquet (1915).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b La'bi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Yves Moñino, 1977. "Conceptions du monde et langue d'initiation la'bi de Gbaya-Kara", Langages et cultures africaines, Paris, Maspero.
- ^ Periquet, Louis. 1915. Rapport général sur la mission de délimitation Afrique Équatoriale Française-Cameroun (1912-1913-1914). Tome III, Vocabulaires. Paris: Ministère de colonies.