Ngemba

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: nge
Alternate Names: Ba-Ndom, Megimba, Mogimba, Mundum, Ngomba, Nguemba
Population: 18,800 (2002 SIL).
Location:: North West region: Mezam division, Bamenda and Tuba subdivisions.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba
Dialects: Bagangu (Akum), Njong (Banjong), Mbutu (Alamatu, Bambutu, Mbotu), Songwa (Bangwa, Ngwa, Nsongwa), Mankon (Bida, Mangkon), Shomba (Almatson, Bamechom), Mangkunge (Bande, Bande’, Bandeng, Mukohn, Ngemba, Nkune), Mbrerewi (Bamundum 1, Mundum 1), Anyang (Ba-Ndom, Bamundum 2, Mundum 2), Alatening (Alatining). Distinct from Ngiemboon [nnh] (Nguemba). Lexical similarity: 87% between the Mbrerewi and Anyang dialects, 78% between Mbrerewi and Bafut [bfd], 85% between Mbrerewi and the Mankon dialect, 74% between Bafut and Mankon.
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Bafut [bfd]. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Used as L2 by Bafut [bfd], Ngamambo [nbv].
Language Development: Grammar.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ngemba
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: North West region: Mezam division, Bamenda and Tuba subdivisions.