Babanki | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: bbk
Alternate Names: Finge, Ga’a Kedjom, Kedjom, Kejeng, Kejom, Kidzem, Kidzom, Nga-Kejom
Autonym: Ga’a-Kejom
Population: 39,000 (2011 SIL), increasing.
Location:: North West region: Mezam division, Tubah subdivision, Kejom-Keku and Kejom-Ketinguh villages.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Ring, Center
Language Use: Home, church, market. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes], at market and health clinic. Many also use English [eng]. A few also use Kom [bkm]. Used as L2 by Kom [bkm].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Used informally in education. Schooling in English. Women and children dominate in learning to read and write L1. Literature. Radio. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Babanki
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: North West region: Mezam division, Tubah subdivision, Kejom-Keku and Kejom-Ketinguh villages.