Mungbam

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: mij
Alternate Names: Abar
Population: 1,850 (Good et al 2011).
Location:: North West region: Menchum division, Wum subdivision, Abar, Biya, Missong, Munken, and Ngun villages.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Yemne-Kimbi
Dialects: Missong (Bimia Bidjul), Biya (Za’), Munken, Ngun (Nsong), Abar (Ignew Aba). Missong is divergent from the other four dialects as far as mutual intelligibility is concerned.
Typology: 9 noun classes; 23 consonants and 7–9 vowels, depending on dialect; tonal (4 level tones: low, mid, high, super-high).
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes] (Good et al 2011).
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mungbam
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Mungbam is an acronym made up of the initial syllables of the 5 villages where the language is spoken. No actual autonym for the language.

Location: North West region: Menchum division, Wum subdivision, Abar, Biya, Missong, Munken, and Ngun villages.