Bafia

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A language of Cameroon

Alternate Names

Bekpak, Kpa, Rikpa’

Rikpa

User Population

60,000 (1991 UBS).

Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division, Bafia, Kiiki, and Kon-Yambetta subdivisions, north of Sanaga river.

Language Maps

Southern Cameroon

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Bafia (A.53)

Kpa, Bape.

Used by all. Most also use French [fra]. A few also use Nugunu [yas]. A few also use Tuki [bag]. Used as L2 by Dimbong [dii].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: High rate in French [fra]. Written Bafia is little used, but there are members of the community who are trying to revise the orthography and get literacy programs started. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1996.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Bafia

Latin script [Latn].