Native to Cameroon Dialects Ripey (Bape) Glottolog bafi1243 | Native speakers (60,000 cited 1991) ISO 639-3 ksf | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Bantu (Zone A)
Bafia languages (A.50)
Kpa’ | ||
The Bafia language is a Bantu language spoken by 60,000 people in Cameroon according to 1991 figures.
Overview
It is used in the Bafia subdivision of the Mbam and Inoubou Division in Center Province in southwestern Cameroon. There are two varieties, Kpa and Pey. The former call their language Rɨkpa and themselves as Bekpak, the latter Rɨpey. Pey may be a distinct language.
References
Bafia language (Cameroon) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA