BBY ISO 639-3
Befang
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
- bby
- Alternate Names
- Beba-Befang, Biba-Bifang, Bifang, Menchum
- Population
- 9,000 (2005 SIL).
- Location:
- North West region: Menchum division, Wum dubdivision, Befang area; Mezam division, Tuba subdivision.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Menchum
- Dialects
- Modele (Aku, Ambabiko, Beekuru, Idele, Iku, Modeli, Modelle, Usheida), Ushaku (Mokuru, Mukuru), Befang (Abefang, Beba-Befang, Bifang, Ge), Bangui (Bangwe, Bangwi), Obang, Okomanjang (Okoromandjang).
- Language Development
- Grammar.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Befang
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: North West region: Menchum division, Wum dubdivision, Befang area; Mezam division, Tuba subdivision.
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