Naki

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
mff
Alternate Names
Bunaki, Diokpang, Munkaf, Njeyibah, Nkap
User Population

3,000 (Breton 1993). 300 in Nse chiefdom.

Location

North West region: Menchum division, Furu-Awa subdivision, Nse chiefdom, Bukpang II, Lebo, Mashi, Mekaf, and Small Mekaf villages.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

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

Mekaf, Mashi.

Typology

7 noun classes; 20 consonants and 8 vowels; tonal (4 level tones).

Language Use

Some young people, all adults. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes] (Good et al 2011). Some also use English [eng], as language of public education. Also use Jukun Takum [jbu].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Naki
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

In Nse chiefdom they are called ‘Bunsaa’.