Byep

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
mkk
Alternate Names
Maka, Makya, Meka, Mekae, Mekay, Mekey, Mekye, Mika, Moka, North Makaa
User Population

9,500 (1988 SIL).

Location

East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, east Diang subdivision, west of Bertoua town.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Makaa-Njem (A.831)
Dialects

Byep, Besep (Besha, Bindafum). Not intelligible with South Makaa [mcp]. Related to South Makaa and Kol [biw].

Language Use

Most also use French [fra].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Byep
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].