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Pinyin

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: pny

Population	24,600 (2001 SIL).
Region	North West Province, Mezam Division, southwest Bamenda Subdivision, southwest of Bamenda.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 186
Alternate names	Bapinyi, Pelimpo
Dialects	Related to Awing [aal], Ngemba [nge], Bafut [bfd], Mendankwe-Nkwen [mfd].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERSON, Stephen C.; NJECK, Mathaus Mbah, authors. 2005. The Pinyin orthography guide.  

AYOTTE, Michael; LAMBERTY, Melinda, authors. 2003. "Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic survey among the NGEMBA cluster of languages: Mankon, Bambili, Nkwen, Pinyin, and Awing: Bamenda, Santa and Tubah subdivisions Mezam Division North West Province."  

KRÜGER, Susanne, author. 2004. "A sociolinguistic survey of Pinyin and Awing."  

Vernacular Publications

Ntsambi mmiməŋwaˀŋə muə ashwəŋnə Pinyin. 2005.

Zẅiˀi ni fuŋə̀ nki ŋwàˀnə̀ Àshwəŋnə̀ Pìnyinə (Learn to read and write the Pinyin language). 2007.