Caka
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 5,000 (Dieu and Renaud 1983). |
| Region | South West Province, Manyu Division, Akwaya Subdivision, Asaka, Basaka and Batanga villages. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 163 |
| Dialects | Assaka (Adzu Balaka), Batanga (Adzu Batanga). Lexical similarity: 50% with Ipulo [ass], 40% with Balo [bqo], Osatu [ost], Iceve-Maci [bec], and Otank [uta], 35% with Esimbi [ags], 30% with Mesaka [iyo], 80% between the Assaka and Batanga dialects. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Tivoid |
| Language use | Some Ipulo [ass] use Caka as L2. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes] or English. |
| Comments | Different from Batanga in the Bube-Benga group and the Batanga dialect of Oroko. Traditional religion. |
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