Byep

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Maka, Makya, Meka, Mekae, Mekay, Mekey, Mekye, Mika, Moka, North Makaa

Population

9,500 (1988 SIL).

Location

East Region, Lom and Djerem divisions, east Diang subdivision, west of Bertoua town.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Besep (Besha, Bindafum), Byep. Not intelligible with South Makaa [mcp]. Related to South Makaa and Kol [biw].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten.