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Ngie language

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Pronunciation
  
ŋɡiə

Native speakers
  
37,000 (2001)

ISO 639-3
  
ngj

Native to
  
Cameroon

Dialects
  
Mengum

Language family
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Momo Ngie

Ngie is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. A variety called Mengum is only 56% lexically similar, and so should perhaps be considered a distinct language.

References

Ngie language Wikipedia


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