Alternate Names: Bapinyi, Pelimpo
Dialects: None known. Related to Awing ,, Ngemba ,, Bafut ,, and Mendankwe-Nkwen ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 24,600 (2001 SIL), increasing.
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. All ages. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub], Cameroon Pidgin [wes], English [eng], French [fra], Mungaka [mhk].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30%. Used informally in education. Poetry. New media. Radio programs. Bible portions: 2011.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.