Kom language
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Not to be confused with Kom language (India).
| Kom | |
|---|---|
| Itaŋikom | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | North-West Province |
Native speakers | 230,000 (2005)[1] |
|
Niger–Congo
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bkm |
The Kom language, Itaŋikom, is the language spoken by the Kom people of Cameroon. Shultz 1997a and Shultz 1997b (available online) contain a comprehensive description of the language's grammar.
Kom is a tonal language with three tones.
References
- ↑ Kom reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Shultz, George, 1997a, Kom Language Grammar Sketch Part 1, SIL Cameroon
- Shultz, George, 1997b, Notes on Discourse features of Kom Narrative Texts, SIL Cameroon
- Jones, Randy, compiler. 2001. Provisional Kom - English lexcion. Yaoundé, Cameroon: SIL
External links
- Map of Kom language from the LL-Map project
- Kom - English dictionary
- SIL report for Kom
- Article about Kom language
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