Naami

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bebe, Yi Be Wu

Population

2,500 (2001 SIL).

Location

North West Region, Donga-Mantung division, Misaje subdivision, west of Nkambe, north of Ring Road, Bebe-Jama and Bebe-Jatto villages.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Member of the Eastern Beboid subgroup. Lexical similarity: 85% with Kemedzung [dmo].

Language Use

All domains. Positive attitudes. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes], Kemezung [dmo], English [eng], or Sari [asj].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy program started in 2011. Schooling is in English.

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Other Comments

Ethnonym: Bebe.