Medumba

BYV

wider communication

Alternate Names: Bagangte, Bamileke-Medumba, Bangangte

Dialects: Batongtou.

Status Notes: Used as a church language.

Genealogy:

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

Demographics: 210,000 (1991 UBS).

Language Use: Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Ngomba [jgo].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible: 1992.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.