Ngwe language
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Ngwe 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
.
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...
. As of 2001, Ngwe had 73,200 speakers, which was an increase from the numbers of previous censuses. It is part of the Bamileke
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...
dialect continuum, and its closest relatives are Yemba and Ngiemboon
Ngiemboon
The Ngiemboon language, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon.Dialects are Batcham, Balatchi and Bamoungong-External links:**...
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