BQM ISO 639-3
Wumboko
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
- bqm
- Alternate Names
- Bamboko, Bambuku, Bomboko, Bumboko, Mboko, Womboko
- Population
- 4,000 (2000).
- Location:
- South West region: Fako division, Buéa subdivision; Meme division, Kumba subdivision.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Duala (A.21)
- Dialects
- None known. Probably intelligible of Mokpwe [bri], but different enough from Duala [dua] to possibly need separate literature.
- Language Use
- Some young people, all adults. Most also use English [eng].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Wumboko
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: South West region: Fako division, Buéa subdivision; Meme division, Kumba subdivision.
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