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Grassfields
Wide Grassfields
Geographic
distribution
Western High Plateau of Cameroon and Taraba state of Nigeria
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Congo
      • Benue–Congo
        • Bantoid
          • Southern Bantoid
            • Grassfields
Proto-languageProto-Grassfields
Subdivisions
  • Narrow Grassfields
  • Ambele
  • Menchum
Glottologwide1239
Clickable map of the Grassfields languages and their subfamilies in western Cameroon

The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon and some parts of Taraba state, Nigeria. Better known Grassfields languages include the Eastern Grassfields languages, Bamun, Yamba, Bali, and Bafut and the Ring languages, Kom, Nso, and Oku. Almost all of these languages are closely related, sharing approximately half of their vocabulary.[1]

  1. ^ Derek Nurse & Gérard Philippson, 2003, The Bantu Languages, p 227

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Grassfields languages

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The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon...

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Ring languages

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Road languages, spoken in the Western Grassfields of Cameroon, form a branch of the Narrow Grassfields languages. The best-known Ring language is Kom...

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Eastern Grassfields languages

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The Eastern Grassfields languages, spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, are a branch of the Grassfields languages including Bamun, Yamba and...

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Tivoid languages

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in common with Grassfields languages. The status of Buru within Tivoid is also uncertain. SIL Ethnologue lists three additional languages, Manta, Balo and...

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Southwest Grassfields languages

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The Southwest Grassfields, traditionally called Western Momo when considered part of the Momo group or when Momo is included in Grassfields, are a small...

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Bamileke languages

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The Bamileke languages (Bamileke languages: Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau...

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Ngemba languages

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The Ngemba languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The languages are Awing (Mbweʼwi), Bafut–Beba...

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Southern Bantoid languages

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Furu Mamfe Ekoid–Mbe: Ekoid, Mbe Grassfields: Ring, Eastern Grassfields (Mbam–Nkam), Momo, ? Ndemli, Southwest Grassfields (Western Momo), ? Ambele Narrow...

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Bamileke people

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Bantu language clustered closely with Grassfields speakers. Some of the Bamileke who speak Grassfields languages clustered closely with Narrow Bantu speakers...

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Mmen language

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(Bafmeng) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. As a Centre Ring language of Narrow Grassfields, a subdivision of Wide Grassfields within the Southern...

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Mukuru

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slums, an informal settlement in Nairobi City, Kenya Mukuru language, a Grassfields languages of Cameroon. Mukuru Mighty Wanderers Football Club, a Malawian...

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Bamum language

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[ʃŷpǎˑmə̀m] 'language of the Bamum', or Shümom 'Mum language'), also known as Shupamem, Bamun, or Bamoun, is an Eastern Grassfields language of Cameroon...

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Nkambe languages

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languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Yamba and related peoples of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The languages...

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Momo languages

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The Momo languages are a group of Grassfields languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The languages are: Meta' (Moghamo)–Ngamambo, Mundani...

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Beboid languages

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The Beboid languages are any of several groups of languages spoken principally in southwest Cameroon, although two languages (Bukwen and Mashi) are spoken...

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Busam language

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Busam is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Busam at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) v t e...

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Nun languages

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The Nun languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamum (Mum) and related peoples of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The...

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Manta language

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Manta (Anta, Banta) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Áncá of Nigeria may be the same language, but it is unattested. Manta at Ethnologue (18th ed...

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Languages of Nigeria

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Bantoid languages, which are the languages immediately ancestral to Bantu. These include Mambiloid, Ekoid of Cross River State, Bendi, Beboid, Grassfields and...

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Languages of Cameroon

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Niger–Congo languages. This latter group comprises one Senegambian language (Fulfulde), 28 Adamawa languages, and 142 Benue–Congo languages (130 of which...

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Nso language

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Nso (Lamnso, Lamnsɔ’) is the Grassfields language of the Nso people of western Cameroon. A few may remain in Nigeria. It has ten major noun classes. The...

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Medumba language

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Eastern Grassfields subgroup which, together with the Ring languages and the Southwest Grassfields languages, constitute the Grassfield language grouping...

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Balo language

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Balo is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Alunfa is distinct and perhaps should be considered a different language. Balo and Alunfa are poorly documented...

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Fanji language

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The Fanji language, Chuufiè (chufieʼ), is a Grassfields Bantu language and the language of the Bafanji people in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. There...

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Osatu language

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Osatu (Ihatum) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Osatu is poorly documented and for a time had been considered a Tivoid language. Osatu at Ethnologue...

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Wushi language

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Wushi (Babessi) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. It might be the same language as adjacent, unattested Nshi across the border in Nigeria. Wushi...

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