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Ngie

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: ngj

Population	37,000 (2001 SIL).
Region	North West Province, Momo Division, west Mbengwi Subdivision, Andek area.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 182
Alternate names	Angie, Baminge, Baninge, Mingi, Ngi, Ugie, Ungie
Dialects	Mengum. Lexical similarity: 56% between Ngie [ngj] and the Mengum dialect, which may be a separate language.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Momo
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GREGG, George W., author. 2002. "A sociolinguistic survey (RA/RTT) of Ngie and Ngishe (Momo Division, North West Province, Republic of Cameroon)."  

Vernacular Publications

Aŋwa'ani ighi̵ aŋwa' ani ungie. 2005.