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Bafia
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Southern Bantoid
        • Bantu (Zone A.50)
          • Bafia
Glottologbafi1244

The Bafia languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone A.50 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages form a valid node. They are:

Fa’ (Lefa), Kaalong (Dimbong), Kpa (Bafia), Ngayaba (Tibea)

Hijuk was listed as unclassified A.50 in Guthrie, but according to Ethnologue it is quite similar to Basaa.

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