Sari | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: asj
Alternate Names: Akweto, Nsari, Pesaa, Saari, Sali
Autonym: Sari
Population: 7,600 (2008 SIL).
Location:: North West region: Donga-Mantung division, Misaje subdivision, Akweto, Kamine, and Mbissa villages on Ring Road between Misaje and Nkambe.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Beboid
Dialects: None known. Member of the Eastern Beboid subgroup. Lexical similarity: 84% with Nchane [ncr].
Typology: SVO; prepositions; noun head initial; 18 noun classes; clause constituents marked by word order; 22 consonant and 7 vowel phonemes; tonal.
Language Use: Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. A few also use English [eng]. Also use Kemedzung [dmo]. Also use Limbum [lmp]. Also use Naami [bzv]. Also use Nchane [ncr]. Also use Noone [nhu]. Also use Tigon Mbembe [nza]. Used as L2 by Kemedzung [dmo], Mbororo Fulfulde [fuv], Naami [bzv], Nchane [ncr].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 3%. Literacy program started in 2011. Schooling is in English. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2014–2019.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Sari
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.

Location: North West region: Donga-Mantung division, Misaje subdivision, Akweto, Kamine, and Mbissa villages on Ring Road between Misaje and Nkambe.