Balo
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 2,230 (2000). |
| Region | South West Province, Manyu Division, Akwaya Subdivision. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 171 |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 60% with Osatu [ost], 40% with Ipulo [ass] and Caka [ckx], 35% with Esimbi [ags] and Mesaka [iyo]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid |
| Language use | Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes]. |
| Language development | Literacy is in English, as it is with all languages in NW and SW provinces. |
| Comments | Traditional religion. |
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