Ngomba

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
jgo
Alternate Names
Bamileke-Ngomba, Ndaa, Nda’a
Population

63,000 (1999 SIL), increasing.

Location

West Region, Bamboutos division, south Mbouda subdivision, southeast of Mbouda. 5 villages, each a separate dialect.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke
Dialects

Babete (Bamete), Bamendjinda, Bamendjo, Bamenkumbo, Bamesso. Dialect speakers appear to understand each other well. Bamendjinda, Bamesso, and Bamenkumbo are most similar.

Language Use

All domains. All ages. Very positive attitudes. Some also use French [fra], Cameroon Pidgin [wes], Ngiemboon [nnh], or Medumba [byv].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Used informally in education. Poetry. New media. Radio programs. Bible portions: 2008.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngomba
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Ethnic autonym: Nda’a. Bafounda is a separate town and language (see Ghomálá’ [bbj]), but ethnically Nda’a. Different from Kwasio [nmg] in the Maka-Njem group.