Fe’fe’ | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: fmp
Alternate Names: Bafang, Bamileke-Fe’fe’, Fe’efe’e, Feefee, Fefe, Fotouni, Fè-fèè, Nufi
Autonym: fè’éfě’è, nùfī
Population: 140,000 (2005 SIL). Based on the population of the subdivision where the Fe’fe’ people are present; this is the best estimate available since the 1982 census (2014 C. Hamm).
Location:: West region: Upper Nkam division, except Kekem area and small section in southeast corner; some in Mifi division, Bangam.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke
Dialects: Fa’ (Bafang), Nka’ (Banka), Nee (Bana), Njee-Poantu (Bandja-Babountou), Ntii (Fondanti), Mkwet (Fondjomekwet), La’fi (Balafi), Tungi’ (Fotouni), Ngam (Bangan), Ca’.
Language Use: Most also use French [fra]. A few also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. A few also use English [eng]. A few also use Ghomálá’ [bbj]. A few also use Mbo [mbo]. A few also use Nda’nda’ [nnz]. Used as L2 by Mbo [mbo].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Grammar. Bible portions: 1960.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Fe’fe’
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: West region: Upper Nkam division, except Kekem area and small section in southeast corner; some in Mifi division, Bangam.