Pol is a Bantu language of Cameroon. Pol proper is spoken in central Cameroon; the Pomo and Kweso dialects are spoken in Congo and the CAR near the Cameroonian border.
Demographics
Polri Asóm, the southernmost dialect of the Polri language in
Bertoua commune, is found in
Dimako commune, in proximity with
Kwakum.
The Asóm claim to understand
Kinda and vice versa.
Kwakum speakers also claim to understand Polri Asóm.
Polri Asóm is spoken in nine villages: four to the east of Doumé (commune of
Dimako, department of
Haut-Nyong
Haut-Nyong is a department of East Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,384 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 216,768. The capital of the department lies at Abong-Mbang.
Subdivisions
The department is divide ...
, Eastern Region) and five to the north of
Bertoua (south of Pol Canton in the commune of
Bélabo
Bélabo is a town and commune in Cameroon, lying on the Yaoundé – N'Gaoundéré railway line. Near the town lies the Sanaga-Yong chimpanzee rescue centre.
Transport
The town has a railway station served by Camrail, and lies on the San ...
, department of
Lom-et-Djerem, Eastern Region).
Polri Kinda is spoken in three villages: Mambaya to the north, as well as Mansa and Ona. The Asóm dialect should not be confused with the Asón dialect of
Bébil.
Polri is also spoken in the
Republic of Congo. In Cameroon, there 38,676 speakers.
References
Languages of Cameroon
Pomo–Bomwali languages
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