Kwakum | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: kwu
Alternate Names: Abakoum, Abakum, Akpwakum, Bakoum, Bakum, Kpakum, Pakum
Autonym: Kwakum
Population: 10,000 (2002 SIL).
Location:: East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, north of Bertoua, Bélabo subdivision; Upper Nyong division, Dimako and Doumé subdivisions.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Kaka (A.91)
Dialects: Kwakum, Mbeten (Beten, Bethen, Petem), Til.
Typology: SVO; 7 noun classes; 29 consonants and 14 vowels (7 long, 7 short); tonal (3 tones: low, mid, high).
Language Use: Most also use French [fra].
Language Development: Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kwakum
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, north of Bertoua, Bélabo subdivision; Upper Nyong division, Dimako and Doumé subdivisions.