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Abar

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mij

Population  2,000 (2001 SIL).
Region  North West Province, Menchum Division, Wum Subdivision, Missong is center, with Munken, Abar, Ngun (Ngwen) and Za’ (Zak or Biya) villages.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 120
Alternate names   Mijong, Missong
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Beboid, Western
Comments  ‘Dzaiven Boka’ may be an alternate name.

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