Ngombale

NLA

developing

Alternate Names: Bamileke-Ngombale

Dialects: Babadjou (Basso, Nchobela), Bamessingue (Bassing).

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Wide Grassfields
Narrow Grassfields
Mbam-Nkam
Bamileke

Demographics: 45,000 (1993 SIL), increasing.

Language Use: All domains. All ages. Cameroon Pidgin [wes] is also used. Many young people are bilingual in French [fra]. Many adults are bilingual in Ngiemboon [nnh]. Also use Ngomba [jgo].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 2%. Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Mostly women and children are literate in L1. Poetry.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Cameroon

Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.