Bafut | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: bfd
Alternate Names: Befe, Bufe, Fu, Fut
Autonym: Bɨfɨɨ̀
Population: 100,000 (Tamanji 2009), increasing.
Location:: North West region: Mezam division, Tuba subdivision, Bafut.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba
Dialects: Bafut, Bufe (Afughe).
Language Use: Home, market, community. Used by all. Positive attitudes. All also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Many also use English [eng]. Some also use Ngemba [nge]. A few also use French [fra]. A few also use Mungaka [mhk]. Used as L2 by Ngemba [nge].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy programs in 20 schools and 30 churches. Taught in primary schools. Literature. Radio. Grammar. NT: 1999.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bafut
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: North West region: Mezam division, Tuba subdivision, Bafut.