Limba (Malimba, Mulimba) 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
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 ...
. It is very closely related to
Duala Duala or Douala can refer to: Relating to Cameroon
* Duala people, an ethnic group in Cameroon
* Duala language, part of the Bantu languages
* Douala, the largest city in Cameroon, founded by the Duala people
* Rudolf Duala Manga Bell (1873–1914 ...
. Speakers report some degree of mutual intelligibility with
Tanga (Batanga), which they call "Old Malimba".
[M. Lamberty - A rapid appraisal survey of Malimba in Cameroon] Most speak
Duala Duala or Douala can refer to: Relating to Cameroon
* Duala people, an ethnic group in Cameroon
* Duala language, part of the Bantu languages
* Douala, the largest city in Cameroon, founded by the Duala people
* Rudolf Duala Manga Bell (1873–1914 ...
as the local lingua franca.
References
Sawabantu languages
Languages of Cameroon
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