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Baba

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3bbw

Population  24,500 (2005 SIL).
Region  North West Province, Ngo Ketunjia Division, Babessi Subdivision, east of Ndop on Ndop Plain.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 142
Alternate names   Baba 1, Bapa, Bapakum, Papia, Supapya’
Dialects  Related to Mungaka [mhk].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun
Language development  Basic literacy materials.
Comments  Speakers refer to their language as Supapya.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Vernacular Publications

Ŋmaˀlə́ rɨˀ ŋmaˀ lə súpǎpyāˀ (Baba 1 alphabet book). 2007.