Ngombale | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: nla
Alternate Names: Bamileke-Ngombale
Autonym: Ngombale
Population: 53,500 (2005 SIL), increasing.
Location:: West region: Bamboutos division, north Mbouda subdivision, northwest of Mbouda.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke
Dialects: Babadjou (Basso, Nchobela), Bamessingue (Bassing).
Language Use: All domains. Used by all. Most also use French [fra], especially young people. Many also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. A few also use English [eng]. A few also use Ngiemboon [nnh], mostly adults. A few also use Ngomba [jgo]. Used as L2 by Ngomba [jgo].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 2%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Mostly women and children are literate in L1. Literature. NT: 2019.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ngombale
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: West region: Bamboutos division, north Mbouda subdivision, northwest of Mbouda.