The Makaa–Njem languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in

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, the

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, Equatorial Guinea,

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and the Republic of the Congo. They are coded Zone A.80 in

Guthrie's classification The 250 or so "Narrow Bantu languages" are conventionally divided up into geographic zones first proposed by Malcolm Guthrie (1967–1971). These were assigned letters A–S and divided into decades (groups A10, A20, etc.); individual languages ...

. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), adding the Kako languages (Guthrie's A.90) forms a valid node, called Pomo–Bomwali (Kairn Klieman 1997).

Languages

Kako

The Guthrie Kako (A.90) languages are: * Kwakum * Pol * Pomo-Kweso (Pomo, Kweso) * Kako.

Makaa–Njem

The Guthrie Makaa–Njem (A.80) languages are: Maho (2009) adds Shiwe (Oshieba) of central Gabon. '' Glottolog'' classifies the languages as follows: * Makaa–Kako (A.80-90) languages: ** Kako (or Mkako, Nkoxo, Dikaka, Yaka) ** Kwakum (or Kpakum, Pakum, Bakum, Abakum, Abakoum, Akpwakum) ** Pol (or Pol, Pori, Pul) (''Azom'', ''Polri Kinda'') ** Pomo-Kweso (''Pomo'', ''Kweso'') ** Makaa–Njem (A.80) languages *** Bomwali (or Bomali, Boumoali, Bumali, Lino, Sangasanga) *** Yambe *** Mpoic languages: **** Mpongmpong (or Mpumpong, Pongpong, Mpompo, Mpopo, Mbombo, Bombo) **** Bekwil (or Bekwie, Bekwel, Bakwil, Bakwele, Okpele) **** Njemic languages: ***** Koonzime (or Kooncimo, Koozhime, Koozime, Nzime) ***** Njyem (or Nyem, Njem, Ndjem, Ndjeme, Ndzem, Ngyeme, Djem, Dzem) **** Mpiemo–Ukhwejo languages: ***** Mpiemo (or Mpyemo, Mbyemo, Mbimou, Mbimu, Bimu, Mpo) ***** Ukhwejo (or Benkonjo) *** Western A80 languages: **** Mvumboic languages: ***** Gyele (or Guiele, Giele, Gieli, Gyeli, Bogyeli, Bondjiel, Bajeli, Babinga, Bakola, Bakuele, Bekoe, Likoya) ***** Kwasio (or Kwassio, Bisio, Bissio, Bisiwo, Bujeba, Mabi, Mabea, Ngumba, Mgoumba, Ngoumba, Mvumbo) ***** Shiwe (or Shiwa, Chiwa, Oshieba, Ossyeba) **** Makaaic languages: ***** Byep-Besep (or North Makaa) (''Byep'', ''Besep'') ***** Makaa (or South Makaa) ***** Kol (or Bikele-Bikay, Bikele-Bikeng, Bikélé, and Bekol) ***** So (or Sso, Swo, Shwo, Fo)

Notes

References

* *Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005). ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'', 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Retrieved 7 June 2006. {{DEFAULTSORT:Makaa-Njem languages Cameroon-related lists