Kwakum
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A language of Cameroon
Alternate Names
Abakoum, Abakum, Akpwakum, Bakoum, Bakum, Kpakum, Pakum
Autonym
Kwakum
User Population
10,000 (2002 SIL).
Location
East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, north of Bertoua, Bélabo subdivision; Upper Nyong division, Dimako and Doumé subdivisions.
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Language Status
5* (Developing).
Dialects
Kwakum, Mbeten (Beten, Bethen, Petem), Til.
Typology
SVO; 7 noun classes; 29 consonants and 14 vowels (7 long, 7 short); tonal (3 tones: low, mid, high).
Language Use
Most also use French [fra].
Language Development
Grammar.