Alternate Names: Mbum, Mbum-East
Dialects: Ngumi.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 17,000 in Cameroon (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Population total all countries: 18,000. Very few monolinguals.
Language Use: Urban vitality is low and declining, rural is very high. All domains. All ages, but children use the language less in urban centers. Positive attitudes. Some also use some French [fra]. Less bilingualism in French due to decline in education. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%– 20%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%–20%. Literacy rates declined in recent years (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Taught in primary schools. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1999–2008.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.