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Batanga

A language of Equatorial Guinea

ISO 639-3: bnm

Population  9,000 in Equatorial Guinea (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 15,000.
Region  Also in Cameroon.
Language map  Equatorial Guinea,Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe, reference number 4
Alternate names   Bano’o, Banoho, Banoo, Noho, Nohu, Noku
Dialects  Bapuku (Puku, Naka, Bapuu). The Puku are one of the Ndowe coastal peoples.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Bube-Benga (A.30)
Language development  Bible portions: 1953.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Different from Batanga [bdu] of South West Province in Cameroon (Balundu-Bima), and the Batanga dialect of Caka [ckx]. Fishermen.

Also spoken in:

Cameroon

Language name   Batanga
Population  6,000 in Cameroon (1982 SIL).
Region  South Province, Ocean Division, Kribi area, scattered along the coast.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 247
Alternate names  Bano’o, Banoho, Banoo, Noho, Noku
Dialects  Bano’o (Banoo, Banaka, Banoko), Bapuku (Puku, Poko, Naka, Bapuu), Batanga.
Comments  Different from Batanga [bdu] of South West Province (Oroko).
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DAVISON, Phil, author. 1991. Batanga survey report.  Available online