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Meta’

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mgo

Population	87,000 (1982 SIL).
Region	North West Province, Momo Division, east and southeast Mbengwi and east Batibo subdivisions; Bamenda Subdivision, Bafuchu and Nja village areas.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 184
Alternate names	Bameta, Batibo, Chubo, Menemo-Mogamo, Metta, Mitaa, Moghamo-Menemo, Muta, Widikum-Tadkon
Dialects	Menemo (Metta, Meta’, Uta’, Bameta), Moghamo (Muywi, Iyirikum, Widekum, Tiwirkum, Batibo, Besi, Kugwe).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Momo
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 2005.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CASALI, Roderic F., author. 1995. "NCs in Moghamo: Prenasalized onsets or heterosyllabic clusters?."

NJECK, Mathaus Mbah, author. 2008. Moghamo orthography guide.  

SPREDA, Janice O., author. 1995. Initial and final adverbial constituents in Meta' narrative text.  

SPREDA, Janice O., author. 1996. Towards a transitional model of basic education for rural women in the north west province of Cameroon.  

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 1986. Tonologie des Metta (Western Grassfields): Eine autosegmentale Beschreibung des einfachen unabhängigen Satzes.

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 1990. Key to the Metaʼ alphabet.  

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 1991. Linguistic Notes on Metta.  

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 1994. "Notes on markers of parallelism in Metaʼ."

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 1995. Draft and notes towards a sketch grammar of Meta'.  

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 1997. Field notes: studies towards the segmental portion of an alphabet proposal for Moghamo.  

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 2000. The Associative Noun Phrase in Metta.  

SPREDA, Klaus W., author. 2000. The Noun in Metta.  

SPREDA, Klaus W., compiler. 1995. Sample pages of A.D.I.P.L.E.G. II dissertation and other non-linguistic documentation.  

Vernacular Publications

Àŋwà´rì tighə ŋwà´rì Moghamo. 2008.

Bǐ wə̄ wòə̀ ɨ̄win. 1994.

Bò wæ̀ wʋǝ̀ ɔ̃̀win. 1991.

çghǝ́ ǝ́ŋwàʔnǝ̂ æ̀ mɔ̃̀tëʔ. Ɨci nɨ ŋwàʔnì. 1991.

Əghe ǝnwaʼnɨ ǝ Mɨtaʼ fɔrɨ ɨci ɨ nɨ tɔŋǝ. 2000.

Fóŋ ə́ŋwàˀànɨ̀ ənɨ ŋgǎm Mɨ́taˀ (Metaˀ reading and writing book). 2006.

Fóŋ ǝ́ŋwàʼnǝ̂ ɛ́nɔ̃̀ ŋgɨ̀m mɩtëʼ. 1991.

Ɨnàŋ ɨwum. 1993.

Metaʼ pre-literacy course 1: Teacher’s handbook. 1995.

Metaʼ pre-literacy course 2: Teacher’s handbook. 1995.

Ŋgǝ̄’ nǝ jwɨ̀ ɨwín. 1995.

Ŋgɨ’ nɨ jwɨ̀ ɨwín. 1995.

Tɨ foŋ ə̀ŋwà’ànɨ̀ ənɨ ɨŋgǎm ɨ Mɨta’. 2010.

Tɨ tɔŋǝ ǝŋwaʼnɨ ǝnɨ Ɨŋgam ɨ Mɨtaʼ 1. 2000.

Tɨ tɔŋǝ ǝŋwaʼnɨ ǝnɨ Ɨŋgam ɨ Mɨtaʼ 2. 2000.