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Languages
Some 250 languages spoken in Cameroon, with their speakers and families.
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- Nagumi languageNagumi, also known as Ngong (Gong, Puuri) and Mbama (Bama), is an extinct Jarawan language of the North Province of Cameroon.
- Naki languageNaki, or Munkaf, is an Eastern Beboid language of Cameroon and Nigeria.
- NcaneLe nchane (aussi écrit cane, ncane, nchaney, ou aussi appelé nchanti) est une langue béboïde de l'Est, parlée au Cameroun dans la Région du Nord-Ouest, le département du Donga-Mantung, l'arrondissement de Misaje, à l'ouest de Nkambé, dans les villages de Nkanchi, Nfume, Chunghe, Bem et Kibbo, et Mungong dans le département du Menchum et l'arrondissement de Bum.
- Ndai languageNdai, also known as Galke or Pormi, is a nearly extinct Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about a few speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region).
- NdaktupLe ndaktup est une langue bantoïde méridionale des Grassfields du groupe Nkambe parlée dans le Nord-Ouest du Cameroun, dans le département du Donga-Mantung, au nord-est de la ville de Nkambé. Elle est proche du mfumte.
- Ndaʼndaʼ languageNdaʼndaʼ is a Bamileke language of Cameroon. Dialects are Ungameha (West: shingu, Batchingou) and Undimeha (East: gwa, Bangwa); Batoufam is a subdialect of the latter. It is also spoken in Batcha (a small Bamileke village near Bana).
- Ndemli languageNdemli, or Bandem, is a language of Cameroon spoken primarily in the Nkam department of the Littoral Region; between Yabassi, Yingui and Nkondjock. Recent classifications such as Nurse (2003) place it in with the Narrow Grassfields languages, though Ethnologue does not reflect this.
- Ndoola languageNdoola (Ndoro) or Njoyamɛ in Cameroon is a Bantoid language of Nigeria, with several thousand speakers in Cameroon. It is either among or related to the Mambiloid languages.
- Nen languageThe Nen language, Tunen (Banen), is a Mbam language of Cameroon. Maho (2009) considers Aling'a to be a distinct language. Unlike all other Bantu languages, Nen has an SOV word order rather than the standard Bantu SVO word order.
- NgamamboLe ngamambo (ou bafuchu, banja, mbu, mungyen, nga, ngembo) est une langue bantoïde des Grassfields du groupe Momo parlée dans le Nord-Ouest du Cameroun, dans le département de la Momo, à l'est et au sud-est de Mbengwi et à l'est de Batibo, également dans le département du Mezam dans l'arrondissement de Santa autour des villages de Bafuchu et Nja.
- Ngambay languageNgambay (also known as Sara, Sara Ngambai, Gamba, Gambaye, Gamblai and Ngambai) is one of the major languages spoken by Sara people in southwestern Chad, northeastern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria, with about a million native speakers.
- Ngaʼka languageThe Ngaʼka language, or Mungaʼka, also known as Bali, is a Grassfields language spoken by the people of Bali Nyonga in Cameroon. They are the descendants of the Chamba of northern Nigeria.
- Ngie languageNgie is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. A variety called Mengum is only 56% lexically similar, and so should perhaps be considered a distinct language.
- Ngiemboon languageThe Ngiemboon language, (autonym: Ngiembɔɔn), is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon. Its speakers are located primarily within the department of Bamboutos in the West Region of Cameroon.
- Ngomba languageNgomba, Nda’a or Nguemba, is a Grassfield language of Cameroon.
- Ngombale languageNgombale, or Ngombale Bamileke, is a Bamileke language of Cameroon.
- Ngoshie languageNgoshie is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon.
- Ngwe languageNgwe (Ŋwɛh, Nweh) is a Bamileke language spoken predominantly in Lebialem, Cameroon. As of 2001, Ngwe had 73,200 speakers, which was an increase from the numbers of previous censuses. Its closest relatives are Yemba and Ngiemboon.
- Ngwo languageNgwo (Ngwɔ) is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. The Konda and Basa varieties are perhaps divergent enough to be considered distinct languages.
- Nimbari languageThe Nimbari language (also Niam-Niam), is an extinct Leko–Nimbari group of Savanna languages. It was spoken in northern Cameroon. ) lists Badjire, Gorimbari, and Padjara-Djabi villages as Nimbari locations in Bénoué and Mayo-Louti divisions.
- Nizaa languageNizaa (practical orthography: Nízɑɑ̀), also known as Galim, Nyamnyam, and Suga, is an endangered Mambiloid language spoken in the Adamawa Region of northern Cameroon, by the Nizaa people. Most of the language's speakers live in and around the village of Galim in the department of Faro-et-Déo.
- Njem languageNjem (Njyem) is a Bantu language of Congo and Cameroon. Speakers are mostly (85%) monolingual, and many Baka Pygmies speak Njema as a second language.
- Njen languageNjen is a minor Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon, spoken by the residents of the village of Njen. Many Njen residents also speak Moghamo and Ashong, the dialects of neighboring villages.
- Nkongho languageNkongho, or Upper Mbo, is a poorly known Bantu language of Cameroon. Apart from being Bantu, it is not demonstrably related to the Mbo language.
- Noni languageThe Noni language, also called Noone, is an Eastern Beboid language of the Niger–Congo family in Cameroon. The Noone, Ncane, and Mungong varieties are sometimes considered three distinct Noni languages. Ethnologue reports that Ncare is 88% lexically similar to Noone, and 84% with Saari (Nsari).
- North Giziga languageNorth Giziga is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.
- North Mofu languageNorth Mofu is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Douroun and Wazan.
- Northwest Gbaya languageNorthwest Gbaya is a Gbaya language spoken across a broad expanse of Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
- Nsei languageKenswei Nsei (Kensense), also Nsei or Mesing (Bamessing), is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
- Nso languageNso (Lamnso, Lamnsɔ’) is the Grassfields language of the Nso people of western Cameroon. A few may remain in Nigeria. It has ten major noun classes. The ISO 639-3 code is lns. Nso is spoken by over 100,000 people.
- NulibieLe nulibie (ou Central yambassa, libie, nulibie, nulibié) est une langue bantoïde méridionale du groupe yambassa central, parlée au Cameroun dans la Région du Centre, dans le département du Mbam-et-Inoubou, au sud-est de la ville de Bokito, dans le bassin versant du Mbam et de la Sanaga, particulièrement dans le village de Yambassa et le canton Elip qui comprend aussi Balamba I et II, Bassolo, Boa
- Nyokon languageThe Nyokon language, also known as Nyo'o (ninyɔ̃'ɔ̃), is a Mbam language of Cameroon.
- Nyong languageNyong (Daganyonga), also known as Mubako and Bali-Kumbat, is a Leko language spoken in two well-separated enclaves in Cameroon and Nigeria. Cameroonian speakers consider themselves to be ethnically Chamba.
- Nzakambay languageNzakambay (Njak Mbai), or Nzakambay Mbum, is an Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon.
- Nzanyi languageNzanyi (also known as Njanyi, Nzangi, Njai, Njeny, Zani, Zany, Jeng, Jenge, Njei, Njeing, Kobotshi) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in Maiha LGA, and along the border in Cameroon. Dialects are Dede, Hoode, Lovi, Magara, Maiha, Mutidi, Nggwoli, Pakka, and Rogede.
- Nzime languageNzime (Koonzime) is a Bantu language of Cameroon, spoken by the Nzime and Dwe'e (Bajwe'e) people. Maho (2009) lists these as two languages.
