Ngemba languages
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The Ngemba languages are a dialect cluster of Grassfields Bantu languages of the western grasslands of Cameroon
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The languages are Awing, Bambili-Bambui, Bafut
, Beba, Bamukumbit, Kpati
, Mendankwe-Nkwen, Mankon, Mbatu, Chomba, Akum Ngemba, Pinyin
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The name Ngemba comes from the local pidgin
nge mba "said that".
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 are Awing, Bambili-Bambui, Bafut
Bafut language
The Bafut language, Fut, is an Eastern Grassfields language of the Niger–Congo languages, and related to Bamum. Oral tradition traces dynastic origins to the Ndobo or Tikari areas...
, Beba, Bamukumbit, Kpati
Kpati language
Kpati is an extinct Bantoid language formerly spoken in Taraba State, Nigeria....
, Mendankwe-Nkwen, Mankon, Mbatu, Chomba, Akum Ngemba, Pinyin
Pinyin language
Pinyin is a Bantoid language spoken by some 27,000 people in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.-Phonology:Sequences are:All noun and verb roots begin with a consonant; initial vowels are necessarily prefixes. Only occur in prefixes or at the beginning of words, and only occurs in suffixes...
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The name Ngemba comes from the local pidgin
Pidgin
A pidgin , or pidgin language, is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. It is most commonly employed in situations such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the...
nge mba "said that".