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Mbam
Geographic
distribution
Southwestern Cameroon
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Benue–Congo
        • Bantoid
          • Southern Bantoid
            • Bantu
              • Mbam-Bube-Jarawan
                • Mbam
Proto-languageProto-Mbam
Glottologmbam1252  (Mbam)
The Mbam languages (minus Jarawan and Bube) shown within Cameroon

The Mbam languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon.

  • Sanaga (A60): Tuki (Bacenga), Leti/Mengisa, Mbwasa
  • West Mbam (A40): Bati (A60), Nomaande (Mandi)–Tunen (Aling'a, Banen)–Tuotomb–Yambeta, Nyokon
  • Yambasa (A60): Nubaca, Mbule, Nugunu, Elip–Mmaala–Yangben

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Mbam languages

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The Mbam languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon. Sanaga (A60): Tuki (Bacenga), Leti/Mengisa, Mbwasa West Mbam (A40): Bati (A60), Nomaande...

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Mbam

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Mbam or MBAM may refer to: Mbam, Senegal, a village in the Fatick Region of Senegal Mbam languages, a language family Malwarebytes (software), an anti-malware...

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Bantu languages

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which Guthrie overlooked, while removing the Mbam languages (much of zone A), and shifting some languages between groups (much of zones D and E to a new...

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Guthrie classification of Bantu languages

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Manenguba (Ngoe) languages A20–30 Sawabantu languages; Bube (in Mbam?) A40a (reduced) Basaa languages A50 Bafia languages A60+40b Mbam languages (Jarawan added...

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Ki language

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people in the Central Province of Cameroon, in the Lekie devision and in the Mbam and Kim division, along the Sanaga river. The dialects are Kombe (Tukombe)...

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Bantu peoples

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approximately 400 distinct native African ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages. The languages are native to 24 countries spread over a vast area from Central...

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Eastern Grassfields languages

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branches to the family: Nkambe languages (north) Mbam–Nkam (south) Ngemba languages Bamileke languages Nun languages Nurse (2003) reports that Bamileke...

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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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Jarawan languages

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Thomas (1925). Whether Jarawan languages are best classified alongside other Bantu languages or among non-Bantu Bantoid languages is a matter of ongoing debate...

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Mbwasa language

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The Mbwasa language is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is very similar to Ki, and is sometimes considered a dialect of it. Blench, Roger,...

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Southern Bantoid languages

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uncertain). Since the Bantu languages are spoken across most of Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern Bantoid comprises 643 languages as counted by Ethnologue, though...

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Languages of Gabon

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(tsv) Wumbvu (wum) Makaa–Njem languages Bekwel (bkw) Mbam languages Bubi (buw) Mbete languages Kanin (kzo) Nzebi languages Duma (dma) Tsaangi (tsa) Wandji...

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Bube language

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Biddulph, Joseph, Fernandian (1988). The Bubi Bantu language of Bioco/Fernando Po. Pontypridd, Wales: Languages Information Centre, WorldCat no. 17838738. Bolekia...

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Gunu language

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The Gunu language (Nu Gunu or Nugunu) is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Gunu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated...

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Basaa language

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despite its geographical location in the southeast of Bokito arrondissement (Mbam-et-Inoubou department, Central Region). When not root-initial and not after...

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Baca language

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The Baca language, Nubaca, is a Bantu language of Cameroon. Baca at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated...

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Mandi language

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The Mandi language, Nomaande (or Lemande), is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Mandi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Jouni...

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Nyokon language

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The Nyokon language, also known as Nyo'o (ninyɔ̃'ɔ̃), is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Nyokon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription...

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Tuotomb language

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(subscription required) Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online Dimmendaal, G. J., & Uhlenbeck, E. M. Languages, London: Routledge. v t e...

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Yambeta language

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ISBN 9789956796069. Boyd, V. L. (2015). The phonological systems of the Mbam languages of Cameroon with a focus on vowels and vowel harmony (pp. XVIII+-394)...

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Basaa languages

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Basaa languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone A.40 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages remaining...

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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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Central Yambasa language

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Central Yambasa or Nuasua (Nuaswa) is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. Elip at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) Mmaala at Ethnologue...

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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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Ngwe language

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ed., 2015) (subscription required) The Languages of Cameroon Series. sfn error: no target: CITEREFThe_Languages_of_Cameroon_Series (help) Ladefoged, Peter...

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