Mengaka

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: xmg
Alternate Names: Bamileke-Mengaka, Eghap, Məgaka, Megaka
Population: 38,500 (2005 SIL).
Location:: North West region: Mezam division; West region: Bamboutos division, South Galim subdivision, Bagam, Bamendjing, and Galim.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke
Dialects: Bagam (Ghap), Bamendjing (Bamendjin, Benzing). Lexical similarity: 91% among villages, but no dialect differences reported.
Language Use: Most also use French [fra], especially youth. Some also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. A few also use Bamun [bax], especially older speakers.
Language Development: Interest in language development for schools and individual literacy.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mengaka
Writing: Bagam (Eghap) script [Qabh], limited usage except for correspondence.
Other Comments: Distinct from Mungaka [mhk] (Bali), which is Mbam-Nkam, Noone [nhu].

Location: North West region: Mezam division; West region: Bamboutos division, South Galim subdivision, Bagam, Bamendjing, and Galim.