Limba (Malimba, Mulimba) is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu language, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀), or Ntu languages are a language family of about 600 languages of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern, East Africa, Eastern and Southeast Africa, South ...
of
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
. 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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