Byep

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: mkk
Alternate Names: Maka, Makya, Meka, Mekae, Mekay, Mekey, Mekye, Mika, Moka, North Makaa
Population: 9,500 (1988 SIL).
Location:: East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, east Diang subdivision, west of Bertoua town.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Makaa-Njem (A.831)
Dialects: Byep, Besep (Besha, Bindafum). Not intelligible with South Makaa [mcp]. Related to South Makaa and Kol [biw].
Language Use: Most also use French [fra].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Byep
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, east Diang subdivision, west of Bertoua town.