Awing

AZO

developing

Alternate Names: Awi, Bambuluwe, Mbwe’wi

Dialects: None known. Related to Bafut ,, Bambili-Bambui ,, Kpati ,, Mendankwe-Nkwen ,, Ngemba ,, and Pinyin ,. Lexical similarity: 74% with Bamukumbit ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Wide Grassfields
Narrow Grassfields
Mbam-Nkam
Ngemba

Demographics: 19,000 (2001 SIL).

Language Use: All ages. Also use French [fra].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Poetry. Dictionary. Bible portions.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon