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Lamnso’

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: lns

Population	125,000 in Cameroon (1987 SIL).
Region	North West Province, Bui Division, east Kumbo and Jakiri Subdivisions, northeast of Bamenda, Kumbo area. Also in Nigeria.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 137
Alternate names	Bansaw, Banso, Banso’, Lamnsok, Lamso, Nsaw, Nsho’, Nso, Nso’, Panso
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Ring, East
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. NT: 1990.
Writing system	Latin script.

Also spoken in:

Nigeria

Language name	Lamnso’
Region	Taraba state, Sardauna LGA, scattered mixed with other languages.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 8, reference number 385
Alternate names	Bansaw, Banso, Banso’, Lamnsok, Lamso, Nsaw, Nsho’, Nso, Nso’, Panso
Language use	Also use Fulfulde [fuv].
Comments	Most Lamnso’ fled to Cameroon. Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GREBE, Karl H., author. 1984. The domain of noun tone rules in Lam Nso.  

GREBE, Karl, author. 1975. "Verb clusters of Lamnsok."

GREBE, Karl, author. 1976. Relational grammar applied to Nsoq.

GREBE, Karl; GREBE, Winifred, authors. 1976. A phonology of the NSO language.  

GREBE, Karl; GREBE, Winnifred, authors. 1975. "Verb tone patterns in Lamnsok."

GREBE, Karl; GREBE, Winnifred, authors. 1980. "Lamnsoʼ."

GRIMES, Joseph E., editor. 1975. Network grammars.

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2004. The power of the local: education choices and language maintenance among the Bafut, Kom and Nso' communities of Northwest Cameroon.  

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2005. "Language choice, education and community identity."

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2006. "Language development and social uses of literacy: a study of literacy practices in Cameroonian minority language communities."

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2006. "Local agency in the development of minority languages: three language committees in Northwest Cameroon."

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2007. "Local community perspectives and language of education in sub-Saharan African communities."

TRUDELL, Barbara, author. 2008. "Language, literacy and equality: minority language communities in the Cameroon."

TRUDELL, Joel, author. 2004. Bible translation and social literacies among four Nso' churches in Cameroon: an ethnographic study.

Vernacular Publications

A guide to Lam Nso orthography. 1980.

Binka wùn wiyka 1 (Primer 1 Lamnso'). 2007.

Binka wùn wiyka 1. 1982.

Binka wùn Wiyka 2 = Primer 2 Lamnsoʼ = PROPELCO Series, No. 11 . 2008.

Binka wùn wiyka 2. 1983.

Binka wùn wiyka 2. 2005.

How to read and write Lam nso'. 1986.

How to read and write Lamnsoˀ. 2008.

How to read and write Lamnsoq. 1974.

Kimfèr ke kinènla, ŋwà' ye'éy. 2005.

Kimfèr ke kinènla. 2005.

Kinyo ke aŋkfə wùn à ké yàsí ki. 2008.

Metìítiy II (Fairy tales, volume II). 2008.

Metìítiy me ma'àn mè = Lamnso' riddles. 2007.

Metìítiy me maʼàn mè. 1989.

Metìítiy, I. 1989.

Metìítiy, II. 1989.

Metìíty I (Fairy tales, volume I). 2008.

Mo dzǝ a tin bvǝm ye duune fo laʼ. 1992.

Nsǝr se sí din mo dzǝ̀ á wàa way shív se vibay. 1992.

Ŋwàʼ bìʼ 1. 1982.

Ŋwàʼ bìʼ 2. 1984.

Ŋwàʼ yeʼey 1. 1981.

Ŋwaʼ yeʼey 2. 1980.

Ŋwaʼ yeʼey. 1984.

Vimfèr ve nyàm 1, 2. 1976.

Vimfèr ve wànyeètó (Anteater stories); Nso folklore, book 5. 2008.

Vimfèr ve wànyeètó. 1989.

Vimfèr veé shuu kiy (Fireside stories). 2007.

Wir vee wong simoq si. 1974.