Mankon language
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| Mankon | |
|---|---|
| Ngemba | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers |
19,000 (2002)[1] (together with Mundum) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nge (Mankon–Mundum) |
Mankon is a Grassfields Bantu language spoken in Cameroon. It is closely related to Mundum and Mendankwe-Nkwen. Along with Mundum, it is called Ngemba. There are several distinct dialects: Mankunge (Ngemba), Nsongwa (Songwa, Bangwa), Shomba (Chomba, Bamechom), Mbutu (Bambutu), Njong (Banjong), Bagangu (Akum), and Alatening.
References
- ↑ Mankon reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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