Mayogo language

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Mayogo
Native toDemocratic Republic of Congo
Native speakers
(100,000 cited 1991)[1]
Ubangian
  • Sere–Mba
    • Ngbaka
      • Eastern
        • Mayogo–Bangba
          • Mayogo
Language codes
ISO 639-3mdm
Glottologmayo1261

Mayogo (also spelled Mayugo, Majugu, Maigo, Maiko, Mayko and also called Kiyogo) is a Ubangian language spoken by the Day (Angai), Maambi, and Mangbele peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not close enough to Bangba, the most closely related language, for mutual intelligibility.

Writing system

Mayogo alphabet
a b bh d dh dy dj e f g gb h i ɨ k kp l m mb n nd ndj ng ngb nv o ɵ p s t ts u ʉ v w y z

References

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