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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Cameroon > Barombi

Barombi

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3bbi

Population  3,000 (2001 SIL).
Region  South West Province, Meme Division, north of Mount Cameroon around Lake Barombi-Koto and west of Kumba around Lake Barombi-Mbo; and Ndian Division, northeast of Ekondo-Titi.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 209
Alternate names   Balombi, Barumbi, Lambi, Lombe, Lombi, Rambi, Rombi
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 86% with Bankon [abb].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Basaa (A.40)

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

LAMBERTY, Melinda, author. 2002. "A rapid appraisal survey of the Abo and Barombi speech communities."  Available online