Caka

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
ckx
User Population

5,000 (Dieu and Renaud 1983).

Location

South West region: northeast Manyu division, Akwaya subdivision, Asaka, Batanga, and Basaka villages.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid
Dialects

Assaka (Adzu Balaka), Batanga (Adzu Batanga). Lexical similarity: 50% with Ipulo [ass], 40% with Balo [bqo], Osatu [ost], Iceve-Maci [bec], and Otank [uta], 35% with Esimbi [ags], 30% with Mesaka [iyo], 80% between the Assaka and Batanga dialects.

Language Use

Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Ipulo [ass].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Caka
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Batanga [bnm] in the Bube-Benga group and the Batanga dialect of Oroko [bdu]. Traditional religion.