Ngemba

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
nge
Alternate Names
Megimba, Mogimba, Ngomba, Nguemba
Population

18,800 (2002 SIL).

Location

North West Region, Mezam division, Tuba and Bamenda subdivisions.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

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

Alatening (Alatining), Anyang (Bamundum 2, Mundum 2), Bagangu (Akum), Mangkunge (Bande, Bande’, Bandeng, Mukohn, Ngemba, Nkune), Mankon (Bida), Mbrerewi (Bamundum 1, Mundum 1), Mbutu (Alamatu, Bambutu, Mbotu), Njong (Banjong), Shomba (Almatson, Bamechom), Songwa (Bangwa, Ngwa, Nsongwa). Related to Bafut [bfd], Mendankwe-Nkwen [mfd], Pinyin [pny], and Awing [azo]. Distinct from Ngiemboon [nnh] (Nguemba). Lexical similarity: 87% between the Mbrerewi and Anyang dialects, 78% between Mbrerewi and Bafut [bfd], 85% between Mbrerewi and the Mankon dialect, 74% between Bafut and Mankon.

Language Use

Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes] or Bafut [bfd].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngemba