Ethnologue

Kwa’

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bakoa, Bakwa, Bamileke-Kwa

Population

1,000 (2000 SIL).

Location

Littoral region: Nkam division, east Nkondjok subdivision; West region: southwest corner of Ndé division.

Language Maps

Language Status

7 (Shifting).

Classification

Dialects

Kwa’ (Babwa, Bakoua, Bekwa’, Mipa), Mbyam.

Language Use

All adults. Also use French [fra].

Language Resources

Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

‘Bamaha’ may be an alternate name. Distinct from Kwa [kwb] (Ba) of Nigeria in the Adamawa branch.