Mbum

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
mdd
Alternate Names
Buna, Mboum, Mboumtiba, Wuna
Population

38,600 in Cameroon (1982 SIL). Population total all countries: 51,100.

Location

Adamawa region: Vina and Djérem divisions, south and southwest of Ngaoundéré; East region: Lom-and-Djerem division, Bélabo subdivision, Gbete; Centre region: Mbam-and-Kim division, border area; North region: Faro division, Ngaoundéré area to border of Faro Reserve.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Mbum, Southern
Dialects

Gbete (Byrre, Kepere, Kpere, Pere, Pono, Ripere, Vana), Mboum (Bum, West Mbum).

Language Use

Rapidly becoming bilingual in Fulfulde [fub].

Language Development
Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1965.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbum
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used in Cameroon.

Other Comments

Muslim, traditional religion.

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