Awing

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
azo
Alternate Names
Atembuluwe, Atembwә’wi, Awi, Bambuluwe, Mbwe’wi, Mbí̵ɨwiŋə
Autonym
Mbɨ̂wiŋə
User Population

19,000 (2001 SIL).

Location

North West region: Mezam division, Awing-Bambaluwe village.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba
Dialects

None known. Related to Bafut [bfd], Bambili-Bambui [baw], Kpati [koc], Mendankwe-Nkwen [mfd], Ngemba [nge], and Pinyin [pny]. Lexical similarity: 74% with Bamukumbit [bqt].

Language Use

Used by all. Many also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Some also use English [eng]. Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Literature. Dictionary. NT: 2019.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Awing
Writing

Latin script [Latn].