Ngiemboon
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A language of Cameroon
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Bamileke-Ngiemboon, Bamileke-Ngyemboon, Nguemba, Ngyemboon
Autonym
Shwoge
Population
250,000 (2000 CABTAL), increasing. 80,000 monolinguals.
Location
West region: Bamboutos division, Batcham subdivision and west Mbouda subdivision in Balatchi; Menoua division, north of Penka-Michel.
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Language Status
5 (Developing).
Classification
Dialects
Batcham, Balessing, Bangang, Bamougong, Balatchi, Batang.
Language Use
Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 8%. Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. Functional literacy started. Literature. Radio. Videos. Dictionary. Grammar. Texts. NT: 2007.
Language Resources
Writing
Latin script [Latn].
Distinct from Ngemba [nge]. Christian, traditional religion.