Mungaka
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 50,100 (1982 SIL). |
| Region | North West Province, Mezam Division, Bali Subdivision; West Province, Bamboutos Division, southeast Galim Subdivision; Mifi Division, north Bafoussam Subdivision. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 185 |
| Alternate names | Bali, Li, Munga’ka, Nga’ka, Ngaaka |
| Dialects | Bali Nyonga (Bali), Ti (Bati), Nde (Bandeng). |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Bible: 1961. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | People are called ‘Bali’. Different from 3 languages in Democratic Republic of the Congo called ‘Bali’ [bep], [bbn], [tek], Bali [ben] of Nigeria, or Bali, which is a dialect of Chamba [ndi] of Nigeria and Cameroon, although many of these people have Chamba ethnic origins. Traditional religion, Christian. |
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