Northwest Gbaya language


Northwest Gbaya is a Gbaya language spoken across a broad expanse of Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The principal variety is Kara, a name shared with several neighboring languages; Lay is restricted to a small area north of Mbodomo, with a third between it and Toongo that is not named in Moñino, but is influenced by the Gbaya languages to the south.
For male initiation rites, the Gbaya Kara use a language called La'bi.