Ngie

NGJ

vigorous

Alternate Names: Angie, Baminge, Baninge, Mingi, Ngi, Ugie, Ungie

Dialects: Mengum. Lexical similarity: 56% between Ngie , and the Mengum dialect, which may be a separate language.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo

Atlantic-Congo

Volta-Congo

Benue-Congo

Bantoid

Southern

Wide Grassfields

Narrow Grassfields

Momo

Demographics: 37,000 (2001 SIL), increasing.

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Very positive attitudes. Also use French [fra], Meta’ [mgo].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Radio programs.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Christian, Muslim, traditional religion.