Bamileke languages

Bamileke
Bamiléké
Ethnicity	Bamileke people
Geographic distribution	Grasslands of western Cameroon
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Bamileke
Subdivisions	Eastern Western
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

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bamileke". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Central	Babanki Bum Kom Kuk Kung Mmen Oku
Northern	Bamunka Kenswei Nsei Vengo Wushi
Western	Aghem Isu Laimbue Weh Zhoa
Other	Nso

Western	Megaka Ngiemboon Ngombale Ngomba Ngwe Yemba
Eastern	Fe’fe’ Ghomálá’ Kwa’ Nda’nda’ Medumba

Other

Authority control	LCCN: sh85011426 SUDOC: 027847381 BNF: cb11980111f (data)

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