Babanki

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
bbk
Alternate Names
Finge, Ga’a Kedjom, Kedjom, Kejeng, Kejom, Kidzem, Kidzom, Nga-Kejom
Autonym
Ga’a-Kejom
User Population

39,000 (2011 SIL), increasing.

Location

North West region: Mezam division, Tubah subdivision, Kejom-Keku and Kejom-Ketinguh villages.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Ring, Center
Language Use

Home, church, market. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes], at market and health clinic. Many also use English [eng]. A few also use Kom [bkm]. Used as L2 by Kom [bkm].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Used informally in education. Schooling in English. Women and children dominate in learning to read and write L1. Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Babanki
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.