Byep, or (North) Makaa, is a

Bantu language The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages. T ...

of Cameroon. Although spoken by the

Makaa people The Maka or Makaa are a Bantu ethnic group inhabiting the southern rain forest zone of Cameroon. They live primarily in the northern portions of the Upper Nyong division of Cameroon's East Province. Major Maka settlements include Abong-Mbang, ...

and closely related, it is not intelligible with

South Makaa Makaa (Maka), or South Makaa, is a Bantu language of Cameroon. It is not intelligible with the other language spoken by the Makaa people, North Makaa. Varieties The central part of the Meka area consists of the three central dialects Bésáp, B ...

References

Languages of Cameroon Makaa-Njem languages {{Bantu-lang-stub