Karang
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A language of Cameroon
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Mbum, Mbum-East
Autonym
Karaŋ
Population
17,000 (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Very few monolinguals. Total users in all countries: 18,000.
Location
North region: Mayo-Rey division, Madingring district (homeland), south border of Bouba Ndjida National Park, south from Madingring, southeast to Lawzigoy, 25 villages. Displaced: Garoua, Ngaoundéré, Ngong, Tcholliré, and Touboro (and surrounding villages).
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Ngumi.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 10%– 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–20%. Literacy rates declined in recent years (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Taught in primary schools. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1999–2008.
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Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Christian, traditional religion.