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Bamileke languages

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Ethnicity:
  
Bamileke people

ISO 639-2 / 5:
  
bai

Subdivisions:
  
Eastern Western

Glottolog:
  
bami1239

Geographic distribution:
  
Grasslands of western Cameroon

Linguistic classification:
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Bamileke

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

    Bamileke languages Wikipedia
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