The Ngemba languages are a group of
Eastern Grassfields languages
The Eastern Grassfields languages, spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, are a branch of the Grassfields languages including Bamun, Yamba and Bamileke.
There are four or five branches to the family:
* Nkambe languages (north)
* ...
of the
Western High Plateau
The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation. The region lies along the Cameroon line and consists of mounta ...
of
Cameroon
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.
The languages are
Awing (Mbwe'wi),
Bafut Bafut may refer to several things relating to Cameroon:
* Bafut language
* Bafut Subdivision
** Bafut, Cameroon, the headquarters town of the subdivision
* Bafut Wars, a series of early 20th-century wars
* Fon of Bafut
The Fon of Bafut is the f ...
–
Beba,
Bambili Mbeligi, Mbui Bambui,
Mendankwe-Nkwen–
Mankon
Mankon (historically spelled ''Mankong'') is a geo-historic community constituting a large part of Bamenda in Cameroon, formed as an amalgamation of about five different ethnic groups. The (kingdom) represents one of the oldest monarchies of the ...
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Mundum (Ngemba),
Pinyin
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.
In the West and North West regions of Cameroon, languages are often referred to by the name of the village or town where they are spoken. For example,
Ghomálá is a
Bamileke
The Bamileke are a Central African people who inhabit the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.
Languages
The Bamileke languages belong to the Grassfields branch of the Niger-Congo language family, which is sometimes labeled as a " Bantuoid lan ...
language spoken in Batié, in the
West Province of Cameroon, and is referred to as Batié.
References
Languages of Cameroon
Eastern Grassfields languages
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