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Njen

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3njj

Population  1,800 (2002 SIL).
Region  North West Province, Momo Division, southeast of Batibo, Njen village.
Language map  Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 187
Alternate names   Nyen, Nzin
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 47% with Meta [mgo].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Momo
Language use  Many also use Meta.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BOLIMA, Flora; BRYE, Elizabeth, authors. 2002. A rapid appraisal language survey of Njen [859] (Momo Division, North West Province).  Available online

BRYE, Elizabeth; FLORA, Bolima, authors. 2006. "A rapid appraisal language survey of Njen."  Available online