Bati

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: btc
Alternate Names: Bati Ba Ngong, Bati de Brousse
Population: 800 (1975 census).
Location:: Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division; Littoral region: Sanaga-Maritime division, Ndom subdivision, Bati canton, 4 villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Sanaga (A.65)
Dialects: None known. Considered closely related to the Yambassa languages of the Mbam, in particular Nubaca [baf].
Language Use: Some of all ages. Many also use French [fra]. Some also use Bakoko [bkh]. Some also use Nubaca [baf]. Some also use Yangben [yav]. Also use Basaa [bas], especially in church.
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High in French [fra].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Bati
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Centre region: Mbam-and-Inoubou division; Littoral region: Sanaga-Maritime division, Ndom subdivision, Bati canton, 4 villages.