Sari

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
asj
Alternate Names
Akweto, Nsari, Pesaa, Saari, Sali
Population

7,000 (2001 SIL).

Location

North West Region, Donga-Mantung division, Misaje subdivision, both sides of Ring Road between Misaje and Nkambe: Mbissa, Kamine, and Akweto villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Beboid
Dialects

Member of the Eastern Beboid subgroup. Lexical similarity: 84% with Ncane [ncr].

Language Use

Positive attitudes. Some also use Ncane [ncr], Cameroon Pidgin [wes], or English [eng].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy program started in 2011. Schooling is in English.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Sari
Writing
Unwritten.