Kwa’
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 1,000 (2000 SIL). |
| Region | Littoral Province, Nkam Division, east Nkondjok Subdivision; West Province, southwest corner of Nde Division. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 223 |
| Alternate names | Bakoa, Bakwa, Bamileke-Kwa |
| Dialects | Kwa’ (Bekwa’, Bakoua, Babwa, Mipa), Mbyam. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke |
| Language use | Also use French. |
| Comments | ‘Bamaha’ may be an alternate name. Distinct from Kwa [kwb] (Ba) of Nigeria in the Adamawa branch. |
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