Mbo’

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: mtk
Population: 1,490 (2000).
Location:: North West region: Donga-Mantung division, regional boundary area north of Magba town; Noun division.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe
Dialects: Mbaw, Mbe’.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mbo’
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: People are shifting to Tikar [tik] outside of the home. Distinct from Mbe [mfo] of Nigeria, which is in the Ekoid group.

Location: North West region: Donga-Mantung division, regional boundary area north of Magba town; Noun division.