The Mbam languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon. Sanaga (A60): Tuki (Bacenga), Leti/Mengisa, Mbwasa West Mbam (A40): Bati (A60), Nomaande...
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which Guthrie overlooked, while removing the Mbam languages (much of zone A), and shifting some languages between groups (much of zones D and E to a new...
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Mbam or MBAM may refer to: Mbam, Senegal, a village in the Fatick Region of Senegal Mbam languages, a language family Malwarebytes (software), an anti-malware...
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Manenguba (Ngoe) languages A20–30 Sawabantu languages; Bube (in Mbam?) A40a (reduced) Basaa languages A50 Bafia languages A60+40b Mbam languages (Jarawan added...
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uncertain). Since the Bantu languages are spoken across most of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Bantoid comprises 643 languages as counted by Ethnologue, though...
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(gev) Wumbvu (wum) Makaa–Njem languages Bekwel (bkw) Mbam languages Bubi (buw) Mbete languages Kanin (kzo) Nzebi languages Duma (dma) Tsaangi (tsa) Wandji...
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approximately 400 distinct native African ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages. The languages are native to countries spread over a vast area from West Africa...
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The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon...
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Niger–Congo languages. This latter group comprises one Senegambian language (Fulfulde), 28 Adamawa languages, and 142 Benue–Congo languages (130 of which...
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Biddulph, Joseph, Fernandian (1988). The Bubi Bantu language of Bioco/Fernando Po. Pontypridd, Wales: Languages Information Centre, WorldCat no. 17838738. Bolekia...
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hypothetical language family spoken over the majority of sub-Saharan Africa. It unites the Mande languages, the Atlantic–Congo languages (which share...
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The Mandi language, Nomaande (or Lemande), is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Mandi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni...
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(subscription required) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online Dimmendaal, G. J., & Uhlenbeck, E. M. Languages, London: Routledge. v t e...
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Thomas (1925). Whether Jarawan languages are best classified alongside other Bantu languages or among non-Bantu Bantoid languages is a matter of ongoing debate...
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The Gunu language (Nu Gunu or Nugunu) is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Gunu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated...
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ISBN 9789956796069. Boyd, V. L. (2015). The phonological systems of the Mbam languages of Cameroon with a focus on vowels and vowel harmony (pp. XVIII+-394)...
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or Mangisa, is a Bantu language of Cameroon, spoken by the Mengisa people. Most Mengisa have switched to the Eton language, though a number of them...
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Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages remaining from the formation of the Mbam group form a valid node. They are: Basaa–Kogo (Bakoko), Rombi–Bankon. Hijuk...
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The Baca language, Nubaca, is a Bantu language of Cameroon. Baca at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated...
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The Mbwasa language is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is very similar to Ki, and is sometimes considered a dialect of it. Blench, Roger,...
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Central Yambasa or Nuasua (Nuaswa) is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Elip at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Mmaala at Ethnologue...
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people in the Central Province of Cameroon, in the Lekie division and in the Mbam and Kim division, along the Sanaga river. The dialects are Kombe (Tukombe)...
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Southern Bantoid language spoken by a few people in central Cameroon. The language is spoken in Mbola village in the South Bokito commune, Mbam-et-Inoubou department...
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language, Tunen (Banen), is a Bantu language of Cameroon. Maho (2009) considers Aling'a to be a distinct language. Unlike all other Bantu languages,...
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branches to the family: Nkambe languages (north) Mbam–Nkam (south) Ngemba languages Bamileke languages Nun languages Nurse (2003) reports that Bamileke...
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Makénéné (category Articles with French-language sources (fr))
Makénéné is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is located in the Mbam-et-Inoubou department of the Centre region. According to the 2005 census, the commune...
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neighbouring languages Serer and Fula, it belongs to the Senegambian branch of the Niger–Congo language family. Unlike most other languages of its family...
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Bati is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Bati at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie...
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The Nyokon language, also known as Nyo'o (ninyɔ̃'ɔ̃), is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Nyokon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...
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Bafia (category CS1 French-language sources (fr))
town and commune in the Centre Province region. It is the capital of the Mbam-et-Inoubou department. It lies 120 km (75 mi) north of the country's capital...
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