Bangolan | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: bgj
Alternate Names: Məndenkie, Mendenkye, Songnungbangle, shʉ panəm
Autonym: Mədəŋkyɛ
Population: 14,000 (2008 census).
Location:: North West region: Ngo-Ketunjia division, Babessi subdivision, east of Ndop, south of Jakiri, on Ndop plain.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun
Dialects: None known. Most closely related to Bambalang [bmo].
Typology: Collapsing noun class system.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes].
Language Development: Basic literacy materials. Radio. Dictionary. Texts. Bible portions: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bangolan
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: North West region: Ngo-Ketunjia division, Babessi subdivision, east of Ndop, south of Jakiri, on Ndop plain.