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

Isu

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3isu

Population  10,400 (1994 SIL).
Region  North West Province, Menchum Division, Wum Central Subdivision, widespread to Nigeria border.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 214
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Ring, West
Language use  Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes], English, Aghem [agq], or Weh [weh].
Comments  Not the same as Isu [szv] (Subu, Bimbia), which is Narrow Bantu A.20. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERSON, Stephen C., author. 2012. ISU ORTHOGRAPHY GUIDE.  Available online