Ngemba languages

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The Ngemba languages are a group of closely related Bantoid languages spoken primarily in the Grassfields region of Cameroon.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Ngemba languages canonical 3

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantoid languages
language group
arealGroup Cameroonian Grassfields
linked to: Grassfields region
areMutuallyIntelligible partially
branchOf Bantoid
ethnicityAssociated Ngemba peoples
hasAlternativeName Ngemba cluster
Ngemba group
hasGlottocode ngem1258
hasLinguasphereCode 99-A
hasMember Bafut language
Chomba language
Mankon language
Mbatu language
Mendankwe-Nkwen language
Mundani language
Mundum language
Ngemba (proper) language
Njong language
Nkwen language
Pinyin language
languageFamily Niger–Congo
partOf Niger–Congo language family
region Northwest Region of Cameroon
spokenIn Cameroon
Grassfields region of Cameroon
subclassOf Grassfields Bantu languages
Southern Bantoid languages
linked to: Southern Bantoid
usedIn local administration in parts of Northwest Cameroon
traditional cultural practices in Grassfields Cameroon
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Grassfields languages hasNotableLanguage Ngemba languages
Bamileke languages closelyRelatedTo Ngemba languages
Bafut language neighboringLanguages Ngemba languages