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Nzakara
Native to	Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	(50,000 in CAR cited 1996)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Savannas? Ubangian Zande languages Zande–Nzakara Nzakara
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`nzk`
Glottolog	`nzak1247`

Nzakara (Ansakara, N’sakara, Sakara, Zakara) is a Zande language spoken in eastern Central African Republic, spilling over into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It may be intelligible with Zande proper, at least for some speakers.

Writing system

Nzakara alphabet
a	b	d	e	f	g	gb	i	ɨ	k	kp	l	m	mb	mv	n	nd	ng	ngb	ny	nz	o	p	s	t	u	ʉ	v	w	y	z

Nzakara at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
"La phonologie et l'orthographe de la langue Nzakara". SIL International. 15 September 2022.

v t e Ubangian languages
Gbaya	Bàngàndò Ɓùlì, Ɓìyàndà Tòòngò Làì, Kàrà Ɓòkòtò Ɓòzôm Gbɛ́yá Mbódɔ̀mɔ̀ Ɓòfì ʔÀlī Ngbākā-Mānzā Mānzā Ngbàkà Gbànù
Zande	Barambu Pambia Ngala of Santandrea Geme Nzakara Zande
Banda	Central Banda Mbandja Mono Ngbundu South Banda West Banda Yangere
Sere	Bai Belanda Viri Feroge Indri Mangayat Ndogo Sere Tagbu Togoyo
Ngbaka	Bangba Baka Gbanzili Mayogo Mbaka Monzombo Mündü Ngombe
Mba	Dongo Ma Mba Ndunga
Ngbandi	Ngbandi Sango

Official language

National languages

Indigenous
languages
(by province)

Bandundu	Boma Chokwe Ding Hungana Kwese Lia-Ntomba Mbala Mpuono Nzadi Pende Sakata Sengele Shinji Sonde Suku Tiene Yaka Yansi
Équateur	Bala Bangi Bango Budza Central Banda Furu Losengo Mbaka Mbandja Mongo Mono Ndolo Ndunga Ngbaka Minagende Ngbandi Ngbinda Ngbundu Ngombe Pagibete Sango South Banda Yangere
Kasai-Occidental	Binji Bushong Chokwe Lele Lwalu Wongo
Kasai-Oriental	Budya Dengese Luna Nkutu Salampasu Songe Tetela
Katanga	Bangubangu Bemba Bwile Chokwe Hemba Kaonde Kebwe Luba-Katanga Lunda Ruund Sanga Tabwa Zela Yazi
Kinshasa	Mfinu
Maniema	Hendo Zimba
Nord-Kivu	Amba Havu Hunde Kinyarwanda Kirundi Nande Nyanga Talinga Tembo Vanuma Yaka
Orientale	Alur Asoa Avokaya Bangala Bangba Barambu Beeke Bila Budu Bwa Bwela Dongo Guru Hema Kaliko Kango (Bas-Uélé District) Kango (Tshopo District) Kari Kele Lendu Lese Lika Likile Linga Loki Logo Lombo Lugbara Ma Mangbetu Mangbutu Mayogo Mba Mbo Ndaka Ngbee Ngelima Nyali Nyanga-li Nzakara Omi Pambia Poke Soko Tagbo Zande
Sud-Kivu	Buyu Fuliiru Havu Kabwari Kinyarwanda Kirundi Shi Tembo

Sign languages

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