Bati

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
btc
Alternate Names
Bati Ba Ngong, Bati de Brousse
User Population

800 (1975 census).

Location

Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division; Littoral region: Sanaga-Maritime division, Ndom subdivision, Bati canton, 4 villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Sanaga (A.65)
Dialects

None known. Considered closely related to the Yambassa languages of the Mbam, in particular Nubaca [baf].

Language Use

Some of all ages. Many also use French [fra]. Some also use Bakoko [bkh]. Some also use Nubaca [baf]. Some also use Yangben [yav]. Also use Basaa [bas], especially in church.

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: High in French [fra].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bati
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].