Nyong (Daganyonga), also known as Mubako and Bali-Kumbat, is a
Leko language spoken in two well-separated enclaves in
Cameroon
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and
Nigeria
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. Cameroonian speakers consider themselves to be ethnically
Chamba.
Nyong is linguistically distinct from nearby languages. It is instead more similar to the
Chamba language which is spoken to the north. Nyong and Chamba have 85% lexical similarity.
Distribution
''Ethnologue'' (22nd ed.) lists the following Nyong villages and locations.
*Cameroon
**
Mezam division,
Santa
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subdivision: Baligham village
**
Ngo-Ketunjia
Ngo-Ketunjia is a department of Northwest Province in Cameroon
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division,
Balikumbat
Balikumbat is a town and commune in Cameroon.
It comprises 5 villages :
*Bafanji
* Baligansin
* Baligashu
* Balikumbat (village)
* Bamunkumbit
See also
*Communes of Cameroon
The Divisions of Cameroon are the third-level units of administrati ...
subdivision: Baligashu, Baligansin, and Balikumbat villages on
Ndop plain
*Nigeria
**
Adamawa State
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Mayo Belwa
Mayo-Belwa, is a Local Government Area in Adamawa State, Nigeria. It had an estimated population of about 204,200 people as of 2016. It shares boundary with Taraba State to the west.
History
The settlement was founded by the Bata of the Mayo ...
LGA
**
Taraba State
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Zing LGA. 6 villages.
Phonology
The vowels of Nyong are /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/, /ə/ /ɛ/, /ɔ/, and /a/. Length contrast exists in all vowels except /ə/ and /o/, which are always short. There are five tones: high, mid, low, rising, and falling.
References
{{Adamawa languages
Leko languages
Languages of Nigeria
Languages of Cameroon