Kako

KKJ

developing

Alternate Names: Kaka, Mkako

Dialects: Bera, Besembo, Mbonjoku, Ngbako.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
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Kaka (A.93)

Demographics: 100,000 in Cameroon (2003 SIL). Population total all countries: 119,460.

Language Use: Used fairly widely. Home, church, some schools. All ages. Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Mpiemo [mcx], Northwest Gbaya [gya].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: High rate in French [fra]. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Newspapers. Radio programs. Films. Videos. Dictionary. NT: 1999.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Different from Kaka , (Yamba), which is Grassfields Bantu. Christian, traditional religion.