Kombe | Ethnologue

A language of Equatorial Guinea

ISO 639: nui
Alternate Names: Combe, Ndowe, Ngumbi
Autonym: Kombe
Population: 9,200 (2011 SIL). Few monolinguals. Ethnic population: 9,200.
Location:: Litoral province: Rio Muni coast.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Bubi-Benga (A.33)
Dialects: One, Mari, Bweko. Closely related to Cameroonian Yasa [yko].
Language Use: Vigorous. All except education and government. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Also use Equatorial Guinean Pidgin [fpe]. Also use Fang [fan].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Very low. Very little available literature. NT: 1940–1975.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Kombe
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditionally coastal fishermen. All the Kombe, One, Mari, Bweko, and cross-border Yasa consider themselves ‘Bongwe’ (those who use ‘ngwe’ to refer to ourselves), and together with additional groups are ‘Ndowe’ (the beach peoples). Christian, traditional religion.

Location: Litoral province: Rio Muni coast.