Kemedzung

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
dmo
Alternate Names
Dumbo, Dzumbo, Kemezung, Kumaju
Population

3,540 (2008 Misaje council).

Location

North West region: Donga-Mantung division, Misaje subdivision, northwest of Nkambe, Dumbu area, Kwei village.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Beboid
Dialects

Kemedzung, Kwe (Kwei). Lexical similarity: 85% with Naami [bzv].

Typology

SVO; noun head initial; 14 noun classes; content question word position predominantly clause final; clause constituents marked by word order; 21 consonant phonemes, 9 vowel phonemes; tonal.

Language Use

All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes], Cung [cug], English [eng], Kom [bkm], Lamnso’ [lns], Limbum [lmp], Naami [bzv], Ncane [ncr], Sari [asj], Tigon Mbembe [nza]. Used as L2 by Cung [cug], Naami [bzv], Ncane [ncr], Sari [asj].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 5%. Literacy program started in 2011. Schooling is in English. Bible portions: 2014.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kemedzung
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.