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Languages
Some 250 languages spoken in Cameroon, with their speakers and families.
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- Kutin languageKutin is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages. Most Nigerian speakers moved to Cameroon when the Gashaka-Gumti National Park was established.
- Kwakum languageKwakum (ISO) is classified as belonging to the Bantu subgroup A90 (Kaka) of the Zone “A” Bantu languages, and specifically labelled A91 by Guthrie.
- Kwanja languageKwanja (Konja) is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon. Njanga (Nyanjang) is a distinct dialect.
- Kwaʼ languageKwaʼ (Bakwa) is a minor Bamileke language of Cameroon.
- Laʼbi languageLaʼbi is the esoteric ritual language of male initiation among the Gbaya Kara, the Mbum, and some Sara Laka, in the area of Touboro near where the CAR, Chad, and Cameroon meet. It has no native speakers, but is used by 4,400 people.
- Manta languageManta (Anta, Banta) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon.
- Mazagway languageMazagway (Musgoy; also known as Mazagway-Hidi) is a Chadic language spoken in Cameroon, in North Province and Far North Province. Blench (2006) classifies it as a dialect of Daba.
- Maɗa languageMaɗa is a Chadic language spoken in northern Cameroon. It has 17,000 speakers.
- Mbule languageMbule, also called Dumbule or Mbola, is an endangered Southern Bantoid language spoken by a few people in central Cameroon.
- Mbuʼ languageMbuʼ, or Ajumbu, is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family. Inasmuch as Western Beboid may be valid, Mbuʼ would appear to be the most divergent of its languages.
- Menyam languageThe Menyam language, Bamenyam, is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
- Mfumte languageMfumte (Nfumte) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
- Mpumpong languageMpumpong (Mpongmpong) is a Bantu language of Cameroon. Maho (2009) considers Mpiemo to be a dialect.
- Mundani languageMundani is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon.
- Mungbam languageMungbam is a Southern Bantoid language of the Lower Fungom region of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but the language family is disputed. Good et al.
- Muyang languageMuyang is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in and near the town of Tokombéré in the department of Mayo-Sava in northern Cameroon.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- Ngwo languageNgwo (Ngwɔ) is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. The Konda and Basa varieties are perhaps divergent enough to be considered distinct languages.
- 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.
- North Giziga languageNorth Giziga is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.
- Northwest Gbaya languageNorthwest Gbaya is a Gbaya language spoken across a broad expanse of Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
- Nzakambay languageNzakambay (Njak Mbai), or Nzakambay Mbum, is an Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon.
- South Giziga languageSouth Giziga is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Mi Mijivin, Muturami, and Rum.
- Tigon languageMbembe, or more specifically Tigon Mbembe, is a Jukunoid language of Cameroon and Nigeria.
- Vengo languageVengo (Vəŋo), or Babungo, is a Grassfields language and the language of the Vengo people from the village of Babungo in the Cameroonian Grassfields. The spelling Bamungo is also often found.
- Vere languageThe Gwèri or Vere language, also known as Kobo or Mom Jango, is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages. It is spoken across the northern Nigerian–Cameroonian border.
- Voko languageLongto (Lɔ̀ŋtó, Lõtó), or Voko (Woko), is a member of the Duru branch of Savanna languages that is spoken in Poli Subdivision of Faro Department, Cameroon.
- Vute languageVute is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon and Gabon, with a thousand speakers in Nigeria. The orthography was standardized on March 9, 1979. Noted dialect clusters are eastern, central, and Doume.
- Wawa languageWawa is a Mambiloid language spoken in a region of Cameroon and just inside bordering Nigeria used by about 3,000 people in three main dialects.
- Yukuben languageYukuben, also known as Fete or Uhumghikgi (Uhum), is a Plateau language of Nigeria. There are a thousand speakers across the border in Cameroon, where the name Uhumghikgi is preferred. It is a local trade language.
- Atong languageAtong (Atoŋ) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon and closely related to the languages Menka and Manta.
- Balo languageBalo is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Alunfa is distinct and perhaps should be considered a different language.
- Bonkeng languageBonkeng is a poorly known Bantu language of Cameroon.
- Busam languageBusam is a Grassfields language of Cameroon.
- Hijuk languageHijuk is a nearly extinct Bantu language of Cameroon. 50), but according to Ethnologue, it has only 31% lexical similarity with Bafia, and 87% with Basaa.
- Ipulo languageIpulo or Assumbo is a Tivoid language of Cameroon. The rather divergent dialects are Olulu and Tinta/Etongo.
- Isu languageIsu (Essu) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
- Iyive languageIyive, also referred to as Uive, Yiive, Ndir, Asumbo is a severely endangered Bantoid language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon. The ethnic group defined by use of this language is the Ndir.
- Kaalong languageKaaloŋ (Kàlòng) also known as Dimbong (Mboŋ), is a nearly extinct Bantu language from the Center Province of Southern Cameroon.
- Koshin languageKoshin is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family.
- Kuk languageKuk is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
- Mambay languageMambay (Mamgbay, Mangbai) is a Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad.
- Mankon languageMankon is a Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon. It is closely related to Mundum and Mendankwe-Nkwen. Along with Mundum, it is called Ngemba.
- Mbo languageThe Manenguba languages, also known as the Mbo cluster, are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken on and around the Manenguba mountain range in south-western Cameroon.
- Mboa languageMboa, also known as Mbonga, is an apparently extinct language of Cameroon. Ethnologue reports 1,490 speakers cited to 2000, possibly the ethnic population.
