Baka (''Tara Baka'') is a

Central Sudanic language Central Sudanic is a family of about sixty languages that have been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family. Central Sudanic languages are spoken in the Central African Republic, Chad, South Sudan, Uganda, Congo (DRC), Nigeria and ...

of South Sudan, with the majority living in an area centered on

Maridi Maridi is a town in South Sudan. Location Maridi is located in Maridi County, Western Equatoria State, near the international border between South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This location lies approximately , by road, west of ...

, South Sudan, but also a couple thousand speakers in the

DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...

. It has consonants with

trilled release Trilled affricates, also known as post-trilled consonants, are consonants which begin as a stop consonant, stop and have a trill consonant, trill release. These consonants are reported to exist in some Northern Paman languages in Australia, as well ...

such as and . A 2013 survey reported that the Baka were the largest ethnic group in Maridi County, South Sudan. They also live in Baka Boma, Tore Payam, Yei County, South Sudan.

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