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Koonzime

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: ozm

Population	30,000 (2000 SIL).
Region	East Province, Upper Nyong Division, Lomie area (north and northwest, south and southeast to Dja River).
Language map	Southeastern Cameroon, reference number 250
Alternate names	Djimu, Dzimou, Kooncimo, Koozhime, Koozime, Nzime, Zimu
Dialects	Nzime (Koonzime), Badwe’e (Badjoue, Bajwe’e, Koozime).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Makaa-Njem (A.80)
Language use	Many Baka Pygmies speak it as L2. All domains, public discourse, government information, oral and written use in church, oral literature. Positive attitude. Most also use French.
Language development	2,000 can read it, 50 can write it. Taught in primary schools. Radio programs. Dictionary. NT: 1998–2002.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Koonzime’ refers to the Nzime dialect, ‘Koozime’ to the Badwe’e dialect. Agriculturalists: coffee, cocoa; trappers. Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BARRETEAU, Daniel; BEAVON, Keith H., authors. 1989. "Les categories grammaticales en koozime, langue bantu parlée au sud-est du Cameroun."

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1977. Phonological analysis of the Kônsìmè language (dialect of Lomié).

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1979. Studies in the discourse grammar of Konzime, a Bantu language of Cameroon.

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1983. "A phonology of Konzime."

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1983. "Expressions of location in Koozime."

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1984. "A partial typology of Konzime (Bantu) discourse."

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1984. "Tone and intonation in Konzime."

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1985. "Two relativization strategies in Koozime discourse."

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1986. "Anaphora, pronouns and reference in Konzimé."

BEAVON, Keith H., author. 1991. "Kɔɔzime verbal system."  

BEAVON, Keith, compiler. 2003. Badwe'e - French lexicon.  

BEAVON, Keith; BEAVON, Mary, editors. 1996. Lexique Koonzime - Français.  

Vernacular Publications

Bɨh le ofwó bâm mʉ ó lɨ́ eláa!. 1992.

Bikɨkɛna bí kɔ́ɔzime: Okán. 1991.

Bɨkɨkɛnɑ: Gwâˀ kâm, yé ó gwâˀ édúŋɔ. 2000.

Cøa bé e ngbampɨɨ: nkom bé e bʉʉ́. 2005.

Cours d’initiation à l’orthographe de la langue kɔɔzime. 1983.

Ekpaa é SIDA. 1994.

Kalar elaa le etile ɨ lwib kɔɔzime, kálar efwôʼ. 1986.

Kalar elaa le etile ɨ lwib kɔɔzime. 1986.

Kalar otila o lwib nzime; Nzwɨɨ ǎbɔʼa num le ekoʼ. 2009.

Kálara ejø̂ʼ étile le eláa 1 Kɔ́ɔzime. 2001.

Kalara ejwɨʼ eláa ndwe e l'etile é lwib badwe'e. 2010.

Kálara mojâm. 2005.

Kálara motɔ́ɔ efôʼ é lwîb kɔ́ɔzime 1. 2001.

Kan me Akpɛɛ. 2007.

Kan me Akpɛɛ: mekana me lɛ̂ˀla. 2007.

Láŋáá lwib kɔ́ɔnzime ɨ́ sáŋ sáŋ. 1999.

Láŋáá lwib kɔ́ɔzime ɨ́ sáŋ sáŋ!. 1994.

Mâ sohó bé e myɔ́ɔ́. 1995.

Mekana me ejɨʼ lɨ eláa ndu e l'ecɛma ɨ lwib kɔɔnzime. 2009.

Mɨkan mɨ Badweʼe Kalara efoʼ. 2009.

Nyʉa ákœb mʉr e lɨ é mbo bɨkɨkɛna = Proverbes - le serpent ne trouve jamais les gens avec un bâton entre les mains . 2009.

Otir o monti’. 2009.

Pɨ' akɔ́ɔzime "Jú̶'a le elab yé ó, kœb ójû̶'". 2005.

Sikʉ́lʉ é lɔ̌b lwib bǎdweʼe. 1999.

Sikʉ́lʉ lwǐb kɔ́ɔzime. 2003.

Tɔ́ɔ́lú̶ mbɛ̌r bû̶r mó Así'ɔ. 2007.

Tɔ́ɔ́lú̶ mbɛ̌r bû̶r mó Así'ɔ: Kálara mó yê'le. 2007.