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Menchum language information


Menchum
Befang
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
3,000 (2000)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Benue–Congo
        • Bantoid
          • Southern Bantoid
            • Grassfields
              • Menchum
Dialects
  • Modele–Ushaku
  • Bangui–Befang–Obang
  • Okoromandjang
Language codes
ISO 639-3bby
Glottologbefa1241

Menchum, or Befang, is a Grassfields language of Cameroon.

Befang is the local town and also the name of the Menchum dialect spoken there.

  1. ^ Menchum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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BBY

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Grassfields languages

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includes all the languages, and Narrow Grassfields, which excludes Menchum, Ambele and sometimes the Southwest Grassfields languages. These may form a...

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Southern Bantoid languages

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perhaps with the uncertain languages Esimbi and Buru–Angwe: ? Bendi Tivoid–Beboid: Tivoid, Esimbi, East Beboid, ? Buru–Angwe, ? Menchum West Beboid (geographic)...

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Languages of Cameroon

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Grassfield (see below) Bantu (see below) Grassfield Western Momo Ngwɔ, Widikum Menchum Modele, Befang Ring West: Aghem Central: Mmen East: Lamnso' South: Kənswei...

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Beboid languages

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Assako a Tiati. 2002. A rapid appraisal survey of Western Beboid languages (Menchum Division, Northwest Province). SIL Electronic Survey Reports 2002-014...

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Aghem language

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Aghem (Wum or Yum) is a Grassfields Bantu language spoken in the Wum Central Sub-division in Menchum Division of the North West Region of Cameroon. Aghem...

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Bishuo language

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The Bishuo language is an extinct or nearly extinct southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It was spoken in the North West Province, Menchum Department...

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Mmen language

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1995). A rapid appraisal survey of Mmen (ALCAM 821) and Aghem dialects (ALCAM 810), Menchum Division, Northwest Province (Report). SIL Cameroon. v t e...

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Tivoid languages

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family. The Momo languages, traditionally classified as Grassfields, may be closer to Tivoid, though that may be an effect of contact. Menchum, traditionally...

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Busuu language

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Bantoid language of Cameroon. According to Ethnologue it is extinct. As of 2005 there were 3 speakers of the language. Busuu is an endangered language. In...

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Wum

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Wum is a town and commune in Cameroon. It is the capital of Menchum division in the Northwest Province. Wum is the third biggest town in the north west...

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Bikya language

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potentially extinct Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon. It is one of the three, or four, Furu languages. In 1986 four surviving speakers were...

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Departments of Cameroon

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Cameroon contains the following seven departments: Boyo Bui Donga-Mantung Menchum Mezam Momo Ngo-ketunjia The Southwest province of Cameroon contains the...

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Widikum people

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Widikum-speaking people found in Momo division, parts of Mezam, Lebialem, Manyu, Menchum, Menoua, and Bamboutus divisions. Residing in the Momo Division, around...

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Vitalis Otia Suh

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Tole in the Southwest Region in Cameroon. He is a native of Modelle in Menchum Division, North West Region. He grew up in a CDC plantantion. He attended...

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Zhoa

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the menchum division include Weh (We in French), Esu, and Zhoa. Zhao is the administrative capital of the Zhoa Commune. Zhoa is found in the Menchum Division...

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Bamenda

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road is Mount Oku 3,000 m (9,800 ft), the Kimbi River Game Reserve, the Menchum River waterfalls, a huge Fon's palace at Bafut, and a pyramidal thatched...

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Transport in Cameroon

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Republic. N11 Bamenda Ring Road Linking, Mezam, Ngokitujia, Mbui, Boyo and Menchum Prices of petrol rose steadily in 2007 and 2008, leading to a transport...

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Bafut Subdivision

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a ridge above the Menchum Valley. Bafut is primarily an agrarian region. The major languages of the region are the Bafut language and Cameroonian Pidgin...

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Cameroon line

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island. The main language is Portuguese, but there are many speakers of Forro and Angolar (Ngola), two Portuguese-based creole languages. The economy is...

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Southern Cameroons

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administrative, military and police personnel, applying a system and operating in a language alien to the Southern Cameroon." The Human Rights Commission stated, however...

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Benakuma

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Benakuma Commune and town Country  Cameroon Region North West Department Menchum Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)...

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Anglophone Crisis

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Cameroonian soldiers burned down several houses in Dunga Mantung and Menchum, and killed at least 12 people (several of whom were burned alive). At...

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