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Yemba

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: ybb

Population	300,000.
Region	West Province, Menoua Division, Dschang area.
Language map	Southwestern Cameroon, Enlarged Area, reference number 190
Alternate names	Atsang-Bangwa, Bafou, Bamileke-Yemba, Bangwa, Dschang, Tchang
Dialects	Yemba, Foreke Dschang (Dschang, Tchang).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke
Language development	Bible portions: 2000.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Part of a language subgroup which includes Ngwe [nwe] and Ngiemboon [nnh].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anderson, Stephen C. 1980. "An autosegmental account of Bamileke-Dschang tonology."

Bird, Steven. 1999. "Multidimensional exploration of online linguistic field data."

Harro, Gretchen. 1989. "Extensions verbales en yemba (bamileke-dschang)."

Haynes, Nancy. 1989. "Esquisse phonologique du yemba."

Vernacular Publications

Anu ŋkū̶ŋfák: aŋwaˀne wɔ tswí-áziˀne (L'histoire de Kande, livre de l'apprenant). 2007.