Bafut

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
bfd
Alternate Names
Befe, Bufe, Fu, Fut
Autonym
Bɨfɨɨ̀
User Population

100,000 (Tamanji 2009), increasing.

Location

North West region: Mezam division, Tuba subdivision, Bafut.

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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

Bafut, Bufe (Afughe).

Language Use

Home, market, community. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Many also use English [eng]. Some also use Ngemba [nge]. A few also use French [fra]. A few also use Mungaka [mhk]. Used as L2 by Ngemba [nge].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy programs in 20 schools and 30 churches. Taught in a few primary schools in early grades only; taught as subject in some other schools. Literature. Radio. Grammar. NT: 1999.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bafut
Writing

Latin script [Latn].