Ipulo

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: ass
Alternate Names: Assumbo, Asumbo, Badzumbo, Ipulo-Olulu
Population: 2,500 (1990 SIL).
Location:: North West region: Menchum division; South West region: Manyu division, Akwaya subdivision, south and southeast of Akwaya town.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid
Dialects: Olulu, Tinta, Etongo. Lexical similarity: 90% between the Olulu and Tinta dialects, 60% with Eman [emn], 50% with Caka [ckx], 40% with Balo [bqo] and Osatu [ost], 35% with Esimbi [ags].
Typology: SVO; noun head initial; 12 noun classes, marked by prefixes; tonal.
Language Use: Used by all. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Some also use English [eng]. Also use Caka [ckx]. Also use Eman [emn]. Used as L2 by Eman [emn].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1998.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ipulo
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion.

Location: North West region: Menchum division; South West region: Manyu division, Akwaya subdivision, south and southeast of Akwaya town.