Bamileke languages
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Bamileke is a group of languages spoken by the Bamileke
in the western grasslands of Cameroon
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The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are:
Bamileke
The Bamileke is a folk whose native ancestral area is in the western highlands of Cameroon's West Province, west of the Noun River and southeast of the Bamboutos Mountains and in the Moungo region of the Littoral, Southwest, and Centre Provinces. They are a part of the Semi-Bantu ethnic groups...
in the western grasslands of Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
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The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are:
- Western Bamileke: Məgaka, Ngombale, Ngomba, and the 'Bamboutos' dialect cluster of Yɛmba, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, and ŊweNgwe languageNgwe is a Niger–Congo language that is spoken in Cameroon. As of 2001, Ngwe had 73,200 speakers, which was an increase from the numbers of previous censuses. It is part of the Bamileke dialect continuum, and its closest relatives are Yemba and Ngiemboon....
- Eastern Bamileke: Fe’fe’Fe'fe' languageFe'fe or Fe'efe'e, also known as Nufi and Bafang, is a Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon, around the town of Bafang.-External links:*****...
, Ghɔmálá’, Kwa’, Nda’nda’, Mədʉmba.