MCU ISO 639-3
Mambila, Cameroon
Jù Bà Autonym
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
- mcu
- Alternate Names
- Bang, Bea, Ble, Juli, Lagubi, Mambere, Mambilla, Nor, Tagbo, Tongbo
- Autonym
- Jù Bà
- Population
- 30,000 (1993 UBS).
- Location:
- Adamawa region: northwest Mayo-Banyo division, Banyo and Bankim subdivisions on Nigeria border; North West region: eastern Donga-Mantung division.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Northern, Mambiloid, Mambila-Konja, Mambila
- Dialects
- Ju Ba, Sunu Torbi (Torbi), Ju Naare (Mambila de Gembu), Langa. Closely related to Mvanlip [mcj] (Magu) in Nigeria. Reportedly similar to Mambila [mzk] of Nigeria. A continuum of related varieties; one end unintelligible to speakers of the other. Langa inherently intelligible to some, but not most others. At least 4 dialects in Cameroon.
- Language Use
- Used as L2 by Yeni [yei].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. NT: 2001.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mambila, Cameroon
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Adamawa region: northwest Mayo-Banyo division, Banyo and Bankim subdivisions on Nigeria border; North West region: eastern Donga-Mantung division.
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