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Nugunu

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: yas

Population	35,000 (1987 SIL).
Region	Center Province, Mbam Division, Ombessa and Bokito subdivisions, Ombessa area southwest.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 238
Alternate names	Behie, Beke, Gounou, Gunu, Nu Gunu, Ombessa, Yambasa, Yambassa
Dialects	Northern Gunu, Southern Gunu.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Mbam, Yambasa (A.60)
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Bible portions: 2000–2007.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ANDERSON, Stephen C., editor. 1991. Tone in five languages of Cameroon.  

COMITÉ de langue gunu (GULICO), compiler. Available: 2011; Created: 2003-05-19. Nugunu provisional lexcion.  

GERHARDT, Phyllis, author. 1989. "Les temps en nugunu."

MBANJI, Bawe Ernest, illustrator; GFELLER, Elisabeth, editor. 1990. Multilingual Cameroon: Reader in Cameroonian languages = Cameroun multilingue: Lectures en langues camerounaises .

ORWIG, Carol J., author. 1989. "Extensions verbales en nugunu."

ORWIG, Carol J., author. 1991. "Relative time reference in Nugunu."  

PATMAN, Frankie, author. 1991. "Tone in the Nugunu verb phrase."  

PATMAN, Frankie, author. 1991. Tone in the Nugunu verb phrase.  

PATMAN, Frankie, author. 1995. A functional account of syntactic similarities in nugunu.  

PATMAN, Frankie, author. Available: 2007; Created: 1998. Syntactic encoding of informational distinctions in Nugunu.  

PATMAN, Keith; ROBINSON, Clinton, authors. 1989. Regles d'orthographe pour la langue nugunu.  

ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., author. 1980. "The internal structure of a Gunu narrative text."

ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., author. 1983. Phonologie du gunu, parler yambassa (langue bantoue du Cameroun).

ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., author. 1991. "Language use and language attitudes: Communicating rural development in Africa."

ROBINSON, Clinton D. W., author. Available: 2011; Created: 1979-05. Participants in Gunu narrative discourse.  

Vernacular Publications

Besé ɔ́bɛ́gɔ́nɔ́ɔ gó dómba go gúe. 2003.

Biídí bá: Boya nnyama I. 1980.

Eguli yá bóombɛsa, 1 - Bábombaŋa. 2002.

Endɔ ya ɛgɔnɔ́ ya magɔ́nɛ́dá: Témbugenye sá go beŋe-beŋe, na go yɔgɔnɔ na ɛndɔ ya magɔ́nɛ́dá. 1992.

Gadɛ́ɛ gá gogosonyo: Nɛɛ́nɛ gá bágɔ́ɔdɔnɔmɔ́ naá nnyaŋá. 1992.

Kálata ya gobana 1. 2005.

Kálata ya gobana 2. 2005.

Mbana kunde ŋgɔ́ŋɔ nugunu: kalata ya 1. 1999.

Mebuge má ŋkɔ na cédi. 2002.

Nciŋí sá babaaba: Ncaba sá bégunu. 1991.

Nciŋí ya kúnúu. 2003.

Ndɛmá ya kuŋe. 2006.

Uniníi. 2005.