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Mambila, Cameroon

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mcu

Population	30,000 (1993 UBS).
Region	Adamawa Province, on Nigeria border, northwest Mayo-Banyo Division, Banyo and Bankim Subdivisions.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 102
Alternate names	Bang, Bea, Ble, Juli, Lagubi, Mambere, Mambilla, Nor, Tagbo, Tongbo, Torbi
Dialects	Ju Ba, Sunu Torbi (Torbi), Ju Naare (Mambila de Gembu), Langa. Closely related to Mvanlip [mcj] (Magu) in Nigeria. Similar to Mambila [mzk] of Nigeria. Dialect continuum; one end unintelligible to speakers of the other. Langa inherently intelligible to some, but not most, dialects. At least 4 dialects in Cameroon.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Northern, Mambiloid, Mambila-Konja, Mambila
Language development	Dictionary. NT: 2001.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Muslim.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

HEDINGER, Robert, author. 1989. "Northern Bantoid."

HILL, Margaret; PERRIN, Mona, authors. 1969. Mambila (parler d’Atta): Description phonologique.  

PERRIN, Mona, author. 1978. "Who’s who in Mambila folk stories."  

PERRIN, Mona, author. 1980. "Mambila."

PERRIN, Mona, author. 1991. The tone system in Mambila: some further comments.  

PERRIN, Mona, author. 1994. "Rheme and focus in Mambila."

PERRIN, Mona, author. Available: 2005; Created: 1987. Alphabet and orthography statement for the Mambila language.  

Vernacular Publications

Bɔ̀ lèh ŋueèh nyennê. 1992.

Cours d'initiation à l'orthographe de la langue Mambila. 2005.

Dèbbè Kwànyè. 2007.

Dèbbè Kwànyè: mvù nùà feèh. 2007.

Derua baal den mè derua ben. 1970.

Dùlù. 1997.

Folk stories. 1970.

Lɔ̀rè bɔ̀ bà (Contes mambila). 2006.

Lɔ̀rè bɔ̀ bà. 1990.

Mvù yo nyamê. 1997.

SIDÀ. 1993.

Sòr – Gèh dé mé bɔ́ lɔ nde né ké gwò. 1992.

Tema bɔ̂ dìm. 1992.

Tema bɔ̂ tí. 1991.