Pinyin

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
pny
Alternate Names
Bapinyi, Menka, Pelimpo
Autonym
Àshwəŋnə̀ Pìnyinə
User Population

24,600 (2001 SIL), increasing.

Location

North West region: Mezam division, southwest Bamenda subdivision, southwest of Bamenda.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

None known. Related to Awing [aal], Ngemba [nge], Bafut [bfd], and Mendankwe-Nkwen [mfd].

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use English [eng]. Also use French [fra]. Also use Mungaka [mhk]. Also use Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Used informally in education. Literature. Radio. Texts. NT: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Pinyin
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.