Saari
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 7,000 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | North West Province, Donga-Mantung Division, Misaje Subdivision, both sides of Ring Road between Misaje and Nkambe. 3 villages: Mbissa, Kamine, and Akweto. |
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Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 111 |
| Alternate names | Akweto, Nsari, Pesaa, Sali |
| Dialects | Member of the Eastern Beboid subgroup. Lexical similarity: 84% with Ncane [ncr]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Beboid, Eastern |
| Language use | Positive attitude. Some also use Ncane, Cameroon Pidgin [wes], or English. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Published alphabet 2007. Literacy program to provisionally start in 2008. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. |
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