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MHK ISO 639-3

Mungaka

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639
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Alternate Names
Bali, Li, Munga’ka, Nga’ka, Ngaaka
Population
50,100 (1982 SIL).
Location:
North West region: Mezam division, Bali subdivision; West region: Bamboutos division, southeast Galim subdivision; Mifi division, north Bafoussam subdivision.
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun
Dialects
Bali Nyonga (Bali), Ti (Bati), Nde (Bandeng).
Language Use
All also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Most also use English [eng]. A few also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Bafut [bfd], Meta’ [mgo], Ngamambo [nbv], Pinyin [pny].
Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Radio. Dictionary. Bible: 1961–1970.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mungaka
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments
Different from Bali [bcp] and Ibali Teke (Bali dialect) [tek] of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Bali [bcn] of Nigeria. Traditional religion, Christian.

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Location: North West region: Mezam division, Bali subdivision; West region: Bamboutos division, southeast Galim subdivision; Mifi division, north Bafoussam subdivision.