Mungaka

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
mhk
Alternate Names
Bali, Li, Munga’ka, Nga’ka, Ngaaka
User Population

152,000 (2021 Joshua Project).

Location

North West region: Mezam division, Bali subdivision; West region: Bamboutos division, southeast Galim subdivision; Mifi division, north Bafoussam subdivision.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun
Dialects

Bali Nyonga (Bali), Ti (Bati), Nde (Bandeng).

Language Use

All also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Most also use English [eng]. A few also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Bafut [bfd], Meta’ [mgo], Ngamambo [nbv], Pinyin [pny].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio. Dictionary. Bible: 1961–1970.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mungaka
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Bali [bcp] and Ibali Teke (Bali dialect) [tek] of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bali [bcn] of Nigeria. Traditional religion, Christian.