Meta’

MGO

developing

Alternate Names: Bameta, Batibo, Chubo, Menemo-Mogamo, Metta, Mitaa, Moghamo-Menemo, Muta, Widikum-Tadkon

Dialects: Menemo (Bameta, Meta’, Metta, Uta’), Moghamo (Batibo, Besi, Iyirikum, Kugwe, Muywi, Tiwirkum, Widekum).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo

Atlantic-Congo

Volta-Congo

Benue-Congo

Bantoid

Southern

Wide Grassfields

Narrow Grassfields

Momo

Demographics: 87,000 (1982 SIL), increasing.

Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Very positive attitudes. Also use Cameroon Pidgin [wes], English [eng], French [fra]. Used as L2 by Ngie [ngj], Njen [njj].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 10%. Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Informally used in education. 5% can read and write Meta’. Poetry. Radio programs. Dictionary. Grammar. OT.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.