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Nyong

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: muo

Population  30,000 in Cameroon (2008).
Region  North West Province, Ngo-Ketunjia Division, Balikumbat Subdivision, near Ndop Plain in Balikumbat, Baligansin, and Baligashu villages; Mezam Division, Baligham. Also in Nigeria.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 148
Alternate names   Daganonga, Daganyonga, Mubako, Mumbake, Ndagam, Nyongnepa, Samba Bali
Dialects  They consider themselves the same ethnically as Samba Leko [ndi], but inherent intelligibility is low.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Leko-Nimbari, Leko
Language use  Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes] or Standard English.
Comments  The people are called ‘Chamba’, ‘Samba’, ‘Chamba-Bali’, or ‘Samba-Bali’. Traditional religion, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Nigeria

Language name   Nyong
Region  Adamawa state, Mayo Belwa LGA. 6 villages.
Language maps  Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 284
Nigeria, Map 8, reference number 284
Alternate names  Chukkol, Daganyonga, Mubako, Mumbake, Nyoking, Nyongnepa, Peti, Teteka, Yapeli
Language use  Also use Hausa [hau], Fulfulde [fuv], Samba Daka [ccg], Yendang [yen], Kumba [ksm] or Mumuye [mzm].
Language development  Growing interest in education.
Comments  Agriculturalists; traders; hunters. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.
 

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GRIFFIN, Margaret A., author. 1994. A rapid appraisal survey of Mubako (ALCAM 300 Samba leekɔ).  Available online