Mengaka

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
xmg
Alternate Names
Bamileke-Mengaka, Benzing, Ghap, Megaka
Population

20,000 (1993 SIL).

Location

West Region, Bamboutos division, South Galim subdivision, Bagam, Galim, and Bamendjing.

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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, Bamileke
Dialects

Bagam, Bamendjing (Bamendjin). Lexical similarity: 91% among villages, but no dialect differences reported.

Language Use

Youth also use some French [fra]; older adults also use Bamun [bax].

Language Development
Interest in language development for schools and individual literacy.
Writing
Bagam (Eghap) script, no longer in use.
Other Comments

Distinct from Mungaka [mhk] (Bali), which is Mbam-Nkam, Noone [nhu].