Beezen

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: bnz
Alternate Names: Bezen
Population: 450 (2001 SIL).
Location:: North West region: Menchum division, Furu-Awa subdivision, Kpep (Beezen) village.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Jukunoid, Yukuben-Kuteb
Typology: SVO; noun head initial; 2 noun classes (animate, inanimate); verbs are inflected for various tenses, aspects and moods by an interaction of proclitics, enclitics and changes in tonal patterns; 22 consonants and 6 vowels; tonal (3 level tones, lexical and grammatical).
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use English [eng], the language of instruction in school. Also use Jukun Takum [jbu], but with low proficiency.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Beezen
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: North West region: Menchum division, Furu-Awa subdivision, Kpep (Beezen) village.