YAM ISO 639-3
Yamba
Yamba Autonym
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
- yam
- Alternate Names
- Bebaroe, Boenga Ko, Kakayamba, Mbem, Mbubem, Muzok, Swe’nga, “Kaka” (pej.)
- Autonym
- Yamba
- Population
- 80,000 in Cameroon (2000), increasing. Includes those living outside the area.
- Location:
- North West region: Donga-Mantung division, Central Nwa subdivision; plains east of Nwa, Nkongsamba, Bafia. Seasonal immigrants in Mambila plateau, Nigeria.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe
- Dialects
- Gom, Mfe, Nkot, Ntong, Kwak, Mbem, Ngung, Bom, Sih, Nwa, Ntim, Gamfe, Rom, Gwembe, Saam, Fam, Yang.
- Language Use
- All domains. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. A few also use French [fra]. A few also use Limbum [lmp]. Used as L2 by Limbum [lmp].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literature. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Texts. NT: 1992–2011.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Yamba
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Mbem is reference dialect. Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Taraba state: Gashaka and Sardauna LGAs, Antere, and other border villages.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing) View other languages of Nigeria
Language Name
Yamba
User Population
Few in Nigeria (1990 R. Blench).
Map
Location: North West region: Donga-Mantung division, Central Nwa subdivision; plains east of Nwa, Nkongsamba, Bafia. Seasonal immigrants in Mambila plateau, Nigeria.
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