Naami

BZV

vigorous

Alternate Names: Bebe, Yi Be Wu

Dialects: None known. Member of the Eastern Beboid subgroup. Lexical similarity: 85% with Kemedzung ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Beboid

Demographics: 2,500 (2001 SIL).

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes], English [eng], Kemedzung [dmo], Sari [asj]. Used as L2 by Kemedzung [dmo].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 0%. Literacy program started in 2011. Schooling is in English.

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Ethnonym: Bebe.