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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Cameroon > Gimnime

Gimnime

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3gmn

Population  3,000 (1982 SIL).
Region  North Province, Faro Division, Wangay area in Alantika Mountains, northwest of Poli along Nigeria border.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 69
Alternate names   Gimbe, Kadam, Koma Kadam, Komlama, Laame, Yotubo
Dialects  Ritime. Similar to Gimme [kmp].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Leko-Nimbari, Duru, Voko-Dowayo, Vere-Dowayo, Vere-Gimme, Gimme
Comments  Different from Koma [kmy] (Koma Ndera) of Cameroon.