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Bana

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: bcw

Population	23,000 (2007). 14,000 Gamboura and 9,000 Guili.
Region	On Nigeria border, Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Bourrah Subdivision, north and northeast of Bourrah.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 45
Alternate names	Baza, Ka-Bana, Koma, Mizeran, Parole des Bana
Dialects	Gamboura, Gili (Guili). Similar to Psikye [kvj], Hya [hya], Kamwe [hig].
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.3
Language development	Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2006.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GIGER, Marti; LIENHARD, Ruth, authors. 1986. Esquisse d'une enquête linguistique et socio-linguistique des dialectes bana.  

GIGER, Marti; LIENHARD, Ruth, compilers. 2003. Bana provisional lexicon.  

HOFMANN, Erica, author. 1990. A preliminary phonology of Bana.  

LIENHARD, Ruth, author. 2000. Restoring relationships: theological reflections on shame and honor among the daba and bana of Cameroon.

Vernacular Publications

Kwǝma dzǝkǝn zǝlǝghwǝ tsa har mǝndi Shida. 1997.

Nzǝy tsa kar Zǝra kǝy ghyi tsa shi. 1994.

Nzəy tsa kar Zəra kəy ghyi tsa shi. 1997.

Zliyaa dzəkən ɓəla shiy 1 (Livre de calcul 1 en langue bana). 2003.