Laka language

Laka
Laka
Kabba Laka
Native to	Chad, Cameroon and CAR
Native speakers	(57,000 cited 1993 census)
Language family	Nilo-Saharan? Central Sudanic Bongo–Bagirmi Sara languages West Laka; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lap
Glottolog	laka1254

Laka, also known as Kabba Laka, is one of the Sara languages of Chad.

Laka of Lau, spoken in Nigeria, is closely related.

Literature

A New Testament in Kabba-Laka was published by the British and Foreign Bible Society in 1960. It was translated by Brethren Missionary Mrs. Matilda W. Kennedy with the assistants of Pierre Ngondje and Paul Bobeta.

References

^ Laka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

External links

The Sara-Bagirmi Language Project -- Laka

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[e18-1] Laka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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