Ngiemboon | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: nnh
Alternate Names: Bamileke-Ngiemboon, Bamileke-Ngyemboon, Nguemba, Ngyemboon
Autonym: Shwoge
Population: 250,000 (2000 CABTAL), increasing. 80,000 monolinguals.
Location:: West region: Bamboutos division, Batcham subdivision and west Mbouda subdivision in Balatchi; Menoua division, north of Penka-Michel.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke
Dialects: Batcham, Balessing, Bangang, Bamougong, Balatchi, Batang.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use French [fra]. Many also use Yemba [ybb]. A few also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. A few also use English [eng]. A few also use Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv]. Used as L2 by Ngomba [jgo], Ngombale [nla], Yemba [ybb].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 8%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Functional literacy started. Literature. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2007.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ngiemboon
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Distinct from Ngemba [nge]. Christian, traditional religion.

Location: West region: Bamboutos division, Batcham subdivision and west Mbouda subdivision in Balatchi; Menoua division, north of Penka-Michel.