Pinyin | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: pny
Alternate Names: Bapinyi, Menka, Pelimpo
Autonym: Àshwəŋnə̀ Pìnyinə
Population: 24,600 (2001 SIL), increasing.
Location:: North West region: Mezam division, southwest Bamenda subdivision, southwest of Bamenda.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba
Dialects: None known. Related to Awing [aal], Ngemba [nge], Bafut [bfd], and Mendankwe-Nkwen [mfd].
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. Also use English [eng]. Also use French [fra]. Also use Mungaka [mhk]. Also use Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Used informally in education. Literature. Radio. Texts. NT: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Pinyin
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Location: North West region: Mezam division, southwest Bamenda subdivision, southwest of Bamenda.