Bamileke languages
| Bamileke | |
|---|---|
| Bamiléké | |
| Ethnicity: | Bamileke people |
| Geographic distribution: |
Grasslands of western Cameroon |
| Linguistic classification: |
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| Subdivisions: |
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| ISO 639-2 / 5: | bai |
| Glottolog: | bami1239[1] |
Bamileke is a group of languages spoken by the Bamileke in the western grasslands of Cameroon.
The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are:
- Western Bamileke: Məgaka, Ngombale, Ngomba, and the 'Bamboutos' dialect cluster of Yɛmba, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, and Ŋwe
- Eastern Bamileke: Fe’fe’, Ghɔmálá’, Kwa’, Nda’nda’, Mədʉmba.
References
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Bamileke". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.