Mengaka
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 20,000 (1993 SIL). |
| Region | West Province, Bamboutos Division, South Galim Subdivision, Bagam, Galim, and Bamendjing. |
| Language map |
Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 193 |
| Alternate names | Bamileke-Mengaka, Benzing, Ghap, Megaka |
| Dialects | Bagam, Bamendjing (Bamendjin). Lexical similarity: 91% among villages, but no dialect differences reported. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke |
| Language use | Some also use French or Bamun [bax]. |
| Language development | Interest in language development for schools and individual literacy. |
| Writing system | Bagam script. |
| Comments | Distinct from Mungaka [mhk] (Bali), which is Mbam-Nkam, Noone [nhu]. |
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