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Naki

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mff

Population  3,000 (Breton 1993). 300 in Nse chiefdom.
Region  North West Province, Menchum Division, Furu-Awa Subdivision, Nse chiefdom, Naki, Mekaf, Bukpang II, and Lebo villages.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 115
Alternate names   Bunaki, Mekaf, Munkaf, Nkap
Dialects  Member of the Eastern Beboid subgroup.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Beboid, Eastern
Language use  Some also use Jukun [dyu] or Cameroon Pidgin [wes].
Language development  Literacy rate in L1: 0%.
Comments  The people are called ‘Bunaki’.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ASSAKO A TIATI, Ferdinand; DILLER, Jason; HAMM, Cameron; JORDAN-DILLER, Kari, authors. 1999. A rapid appraisal survey of the Western Beboid languages (Menchum Division, North-West Province) ALCAM [875, 877, 878, 879].  Available online

ASSAKO A TIATI, Ferdinand; DILLER, Jason; HAMM, Cameron; JORDAN-DILLER, Kari, authors. 2002. "A rapid appraisal survey of Western Beboid languages (Menchum Division, Northwest Province)."  Available online