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Limbum

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: lmp

Population	73,000 in Cameroon (1982 SIL).
Region	North West Province, Donga-Mantung Division, Nkambe Subdivision, Nkambe and Ndu area. Also in Nigeria.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 135
Alternate names	Bojiin, Limbom, Llimbumi, Ndzungle, Ndzungli, Njungene, Nsungali, Nsungli, Nsungni, Wimbum
Dialects	Wiyeh, Tang, Wat.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe
Language use	Trade language.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Literacy classes in 6 villages (1995). Grammar. NT: 2002.
Writing system	Latin script.

Also spoken in:

Nigeria

Language name	Limbum
Population	Few in Nigeria (Crozier and Blench 1992).
Region	Taraba state, Sardauna LGA, Mambila uplands.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 8, reference number 386
Alternate names	Kambu, Wimbum

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BRADLEY, Virginia M., editor. 1995. Limbum-English lexicon.

BRADLEY, Virginia, author. 1994. Description of surface tone in the Limbum verb phrase.  

CHEFFY, Ian P., author. 1992. Alphabet and orthography statement for Limbum (Donga-Mantung Division, North West Province).  

CHEFFY, Ian P.; TOH, Grace, authors. 1992. Scientific report on literacy surveys conducted during October 1990 - February 1991 with literacy survey summary for Limbum.  

FIORE, Lynne E., author. 1987. A phonology of Limbum.  

FIORE, Lynne E., author. Available: 2009; Created: 1977-01. A phonology of Limbum (Nsungli).  

FIORE, Lynne E.; PECK, Patricia M., authors. 1980. "Limbum."

ROBERTS, David, author. 2008. "Thirty years of tone orthography testing in West African languages (1977-2007)."  

Vernacular Publications

Bkìnfɛ̀r 3 (post-primer in the Limbùm language. 1999.

Bkinfɛr Tàta ba Nyakɔ. 1983.

Bkìnfɛ̀r Tàta, Nyako, Fàakɛ ba Nfò. 1988.

Ŋwàʼ Rbèʼ 1. 1999.

Rbʉ rtoʼ: Njɛ̀ɛ njì ce à deʼ à tee rbʉ keʼ du mbe ndàp mcɛ̀p kaʼ. 1992.

Read and write Limbum: experimental edition. 1979.

Rghàghar fáakɛ, ŋwà ryɛ'nì (Kande's story, student book). 2005.

Yɛʼni à rbèʼ ker saŋ Limbum. 1999.