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Beboid
The Beboid languages are any of several groups of languages spoken principally in southwest Cameroon, although two languages (Bukwen and Mashi) are spoken over the border in Nigeria. They are probably not most closely related to each other. The Eastern Beboid languages may be most closely related to the Tivoid and Momo groups, though some of the geographical Western Beboid grouping may be closer to Ekoid and Bantu. Previous research includes a study of noun classes in Beboid languages by Jean-Marie Hombert (1980), Larry Hyman (1980, 1981), a dissertation by Richards (1991) concerning the phonology of three eastern Beboid languages (Noni, Ncane and Nsari), Lux (2003) a Noni lexicon and Cox (2005) a phonology of Kemezung. Languages SIL International survey reports have provided more detail on Eastern and Western Beboid (Brye & Brye 2002, 2004; Hamm et al. 2002) and Hamm (2002) is a brief overview of the group as a whole. Eastern Beboid is clearly valid; speakers recognise the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Bantoid
Southern Bantoid (or South Bantoid) is a branch of the Bantoid language family. It consists of the Bantu languages along with several small branches and isolates of eastern Nigeria and west-central Cameroon (though the affiliation of some branches is uncertain). Since the Bantu languages are spoken across most of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Bantoid comprises 643 languages as counted by '' Ethnologue'', though many of these are mutually intelligible. History Southern Bantoid was first introduced by Williamson in a proposal that divided Bantoid into North and South branches. The unity of the North Bantoid group was subsequently called into question, and Bantoid itself may be polyphyletic, but the work did establish Southern Bantoid as a valid genetic unit, something that has not happened for (Narrow) Bantu itself. Internal classification According to Williamson and Blench, Southern Bantoid is divided into the various Narrow Bantu languages, Jarawan, Tivoid, Beboid, Mamfe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungbam Language
Mungbam is a Southern Bantoid language of the Lower Fungom region of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but the language family is disputed. Good et al. uses a more accurate name, the 'Yemne-Kimbi group,' but proposes the term ' Beboid.' The language is spoken in four villages, Abar, Munken, Ngun, and Biya (formerly known as 'Za''). Speakers from each village consider their speech to be distinct, but the dialects are loosely classified as one language because they heavily overlap in grammar and vocabulary and are mutually intelligible.Lovegren, Jesse. ''Mungbam Grammar''. 2013, University of Buffalo, Ph D dissertation. There is no name for the language as a whole. The village name Abar is sometimes used. The name "Mungbam" is a quasi-acronym of the village names plus Missong, which used to be considered a fifth dialect. Speakers from the four villages plus Missong regularly interact with each other in markets, at school, and during celebrations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundabli Language
Mundabli is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid The Beboid languages are any of several groups of languages spoken principally in southwest Cameroon, although two languages (Bukwen and Mashi) are spoken over the border in Nigeria. They are probably not most closely related to each other. The E ... language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family. "Mundabli" is a village name. The language is spoken in the villages of Mundabli and Mufu. The neighboring village of Buu speaks a distinct language. Phonology There are four tones; extra high, high, mid, and low. References * Blench, Roger, 2011'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu' ''Bantu IV'', Humboldt University, Berlin. *Good, Jeff, & Jesse Lovegren. 2009'Reassessing Western Beboid' Bantu III. *Good, Jeff, & Scott Farrar. 2008'Western Beboid and African language classification' LSA. * Beboid languages Languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koshin Language
Koshin is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid The Beboid languages are any of several groups of languages spoken principally in southwest Cameroon, although two languages (Bukwen and Mashi) are spoken over the border in Nigeria. They are probably not most closely related to each other. The E ... language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family. "Koshin" is the name of the village the language is spoken in. Phonology There are three tones; high, mid, and low. References * Blench, Roger, 2011'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu' ''Bantu IV'', Humboldt University, Berlin. *Good, Jeff, & Jesse Lovegren. 2009'Reassessing Western Beboid' Bantu III. *Good, Jeff, & Scott Farrar. 2008'Western Beboid and African language classification' LSA. Beboid languages Languages of Cameroon {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fang Language (Cameroon)
Fang is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. "Fang" is the name of the village the language is spoken in. Phonology There are three tones; high, mid, and low. References * Blench, Roger, 2011'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu' ''Bantu IV'', Humboldt University, Berlin. *Good, Jeff, & Jesse Lovegren. 2009'Reassessing Western Beboid' Bantu III. *Good, Jeff, & Scott Farrar. 2008'Western Beboid and African language classification' LSA. *https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jcgood/Mve-2013-Fang.pdf Beboid languages Languages of Cameroon {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemezung Language
Kemezung (''Dumbo, Dumbu, Dzumbo, Kumaju'') is a Southern Bantoid ( Eastern Beboid) language of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th .... According to ''Ethnologue'', it's 85% lexically similar to Bebe. Notes References *Cox, Bruce. 2005. Notes on the Phonology of Kemezung. ms. Yaoundé: SIL *Brye, Edward and Elizabeth Brye. 2004. "Intelligibility testing survey of Bebe and Kemezung and synthesis of sociolinguistic research of the Eastern Beboid cluster." SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2004-011: 18 p. http://www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2004-011 * Blench, Roger, 2011'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu' ''Bantu IV'', Humboldt University, Berlin. Beboid languages Languages of Cameroon {{SBantoid-lang-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cung Language
Chung (Cung) is an Eastern Beboid language of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th .... Notes References Sources * Blench, Roger, 2011'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu' ''Bantu IV'', Humboldt University, Berlin. Beboid languages Languages of Cameroon {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbuk Language
Mbuk is an Eastern Beboid language The Beboid languages are any of several groups of languages spoken principally in southwest Cameroon, although two languages (Bukwen and Mashi) are spoken over the border in Nigeria. They are probably not most closely related to each other. The E ... of Cameroon. Notes References Beboid languages Languages of Cameroon {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fio Language
Fio is an Eastern Beboid language The Beboid languages are any of several groups of languages spoken principally in southwest Cameroon, although two languages (Bukwen and Mashi) are spoken over the border in Nigeria. They are probably not most closely related to each other. The E ... of Cameroon. References See also * List of endangered languages in Africa Beboid languages Languages of Cameroon {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noni Language
The Noni language, also called Noone, is an Eastern Beboid language of the Niger–Congo family in Cameroon. The Noone, Ncane, and Mungong varieties are sometimes considered three distinct Noni languages. ''Ethnologue'' reports that Ncare is 88% lexically similar with Noone, and 84% with Saari (Nsari). Noni is the native language to 40,000 people in the country, particularly in the North West Province, the Bui Division and the northwest Kumbo Kumbo, also known as Kimbo, is the second-largest city in the North West Province of Cameroon and the capital of Bui Division. It lies about 2000m above sea level and is situated approximately 110 km away from Bamenda (the provincial capital ... Subdivision. Noone proper was used as the secret language in Indiana Jones. References Relevant literature *Boutwell, Richard. 2020. ''A grammar of Nchane: A Bantoid (Beboid) language of Cameroon.'University of Leiden: PhD dissertation.* Hyman, Larry M. 1980. Noni (Misaje group). L’expa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saari Language
Saari, or Nsari, is an Eastern Beboid language of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th .... According to ''Ethnologue'', it's 84% lexically similar to Ncane, making it very close to the Noni cluster. References Sources * Blench, Roger, 2011'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu' ''Bantu IV'', Humboldt University, Berlin. *Richards, Russell M. 1991. Phonologie de trois langues beboides du Cameroun: Noone, Ncanti et Sari. Thèse pour le doctorat (Arrête du 23 Novembre 1988), Livres I. et II. Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III. Beboid languages Languages of Cameroon {{SBantoid-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
