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Bamukumbit

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3bqt

Population  12,000 (2008).
Region  North West Province, Ngo-Ketunjia Division, Balikumbat Subdivision, southwest of Ndop on Ndop Plain, Bamukumbit village.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 150
Alternate names   Bamenkombit, Bamenkoumbit, Bamoukoumbit, Bamunkum, Mangkong
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 74% with Awing [azo].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba
Language use  Also use Bafanji [bfj], Bamali [bbq], English, or Cameroon Pidgin [wes].
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

DEVISSER, Christine, author. 2008. A Collection of Bamukumbit (Mankong) Narrative Texts.  Available online

DEVISSER, Christine, author. 2011. The Mankong (Bamukumbit) Noun Phrase.  Available online

MBONGUE, Joseph; SEGUIN, Lawrence, authors. 1994. Première évaluation globale de la situation sociolinguistique à Bamukumbit (ALCAM 917: awing).  Available online