Ewondo

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
ewo
Alternate Names
Ewundu, Jaunde, Yaounde, Yaunde
Population

578,000 (1982 SIL).

Location

Center Region, all except east Mefou division; Mfoundi, Nyong and So divisions; south Nyong and Mfoumou divisions; South Region, north Ocean division.

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Language Status

3 (Wider communication).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Yaunde-Fang (A.72)
Dialects

Badjia (Bakjo), Bafeuk, Bamvele (Mvele, Yesoum, Yezum), Bane, Beti, Enoah, Evouzok, Fong, Mbida-Bani, Mvete, Mvog-Niengue, Omvang, Yabeka, Yabekanga, Yabekolo (Yebekolo). It is intelligible of Bulu [bum], Eton [eto], and Fang [fak] as part of the Beti group.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1959–1962.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ewondo
Writing
Latin script.