The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: BAN
ISO 639-2: bai
| Population | 300,000 or more. |
| Region | Major part of Menoua Division, centered around Dschang, West Province. |
| Alternate names | TCHANG, DSCHANG, BAFOU, ATSANG-BANGWA, BANGWA, BAMILEKE-YEMBA |
| Dialects | YEMBA, FOREKE DSCHANG (DSCHANG, TCHANG). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke. |
| Comments | Part of a language continuum which includes Ngwe and Ngyemboon. Literacy rate in first language: Below 1%. Literacy rate in second language: 15% to 25%. |
