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Kako or Mkako or Mkaka, is a Bantu language spoken mainly in Cameroon, but also has speakers in the Central African Republic and Congo. The main population centers of Kako speakers includes Batouri and Ndélélé in the East Region of Cameroon. Once grouped with the Gbaya dialect cluster and often still referred to as part of an undefined "Gbaya-Kaka" group, Kako is now grouped in the Bantu subgroup of the Niger–Congo language family. ==Dialects== Kako can be divided in three main closely related dialects stretching from eastern dialect (Bεra) near the Bertoua-Doumé area to a middle dialect (Mgbwako) in near the Batouri area to a western dialect (Mbondjóo) near the Cameroon-Central African Republic border area. The difference is the greatest between the eastern Bεra dialect and the western Mbondjóo, with the Mgbwako dialect forming a middle ground. All three remain mutually intelligible. The Bεra and Mbondjóo dialects have 85.5% of their words in common, of which 26.4% are identical and 59.1% are cognates. Kako: family and cousinship in Cameroon Population: The Kako-speaking population in Cameroon is about 125.000 persons mainly found in the East region of that country but is also scattered in other regions. Towns and main villages: # In the East region of Cameroon: Bertoua, Batouri, Ndélélé, Kenzou, Mboua-Mindrow, Bandagouè, Daliguènè, Gotto, Kobi, Pana, Nguelebock, Mbama, Leta, Sobolo … # In the South region: Djoum, Vagane # Adamaoua: Mini Martap, Ngaoundéré # In Central African Republic: Gamboula # Popular Republic of Congo (…) Dialects: The main known variants of Kako language are: Mgbako, Bo-Ndjo (kou), Bo-Rong, Lossou, Ngwendjè, Béra and Mbéssembo. The distinction between those variants can be made clear only for people speaking Kako. Links: 1.Although Kako and Gbaya people have strong cousinship they share very few words. The two languages are from different linguistic lineages. But because of the cohabitation a notion of kako-gbaya group has been sometimes raised up: kako-boli group is linked to Kako ethnic group. This historically complex relationship has made them have a very common cultural background. 2.In Cameroon Kako is close to brother Bantu languages such as: -Pol, Maka, Mpimo, Vovong (Popong), Kpakum, Mbaki … (East region) -Ngoumba, Mbo, Bakossi, Bassa, Ewondo, Bakaka ... (Big South) 3.In Popular Republic of Congo: Yaka, kosso, M’ka Discussion: Who or what is KAA? Most of the above-mentioned tribes seem to call themselves belonging to a “Ka’a people”. It sounds as follow in their dialects: B’Kako, B’Kaa, M’Kao, M’kaa, M’kee, Ma’ka, Ya’ka, Ba’ka, Ba’kaka, Kaka, A’Kpa-kum, M’ko(sso) … They are witnessing they and their languages are issued from the Kaa-people and Kaa-language. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kako language」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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