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Baba
ISO 639-3: bbw
| 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
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| 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.