Ngemba

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
nge
Alternate Names
Ba-Ndom, Megimba, Mogimba, Mundum, Ngomba, Nguemba
User Population

18,800 (2002 SIL).

Location

North West region: Mezam division, Bamenda and Tuba subdivisions.

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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, Ngemba
Dialects

Bagangu (Akum), Njong (Banjong), Mbutu (Alamatu, Bambutu, Mbotu), Songwa (Bangwa, Ngwa, Nsongwa), Mankon (Bida, Mangkon), Shomba (Almatson, Bamechom), Mangkunge (Bande, Bande’, Bandeng, Mukohn, Ngemba, Nkune), Mbrerewi (Bamundum 1, Mundum 1), Anyang (Ba-Ndom, Bamundum 2, Mundum 2), Alatening (Alatining). Distinct from Ngiemboon [nnh] (Nguemba). Lexical similarity: 87% between the Mbrerewi and Anyang dialects, 78% between Mbrerewi and Bafut [bfd], 85% between Mbrerewi and the Mankon dialect, 74% between Bafut and Mankon.

Language Use

Used by all. Some also use English [eng], as language of public education. Also use Bafut [bfd]. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Used as L2 by Bafut [bfd], Ngamambo [nbv].

Language Development

Grammar.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngemba
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].