Alternate Names: Ndob, Ndome, Tikali, Tikar-East, Tikari, Tingkala
Dialects: Bandobo, Gambai, Kong, Mankim, Nditam, Tige (Tikar de Ngambe), Twumwu (Tikar de Bankim, Tumu). Bandobo may be a separate language. The Bankim call their dialect Twumwu, the Ngambe call theirs Tige.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 25,000 (1989 SIL).
Language Use: All ages. Also use French [fra].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 25%–50%. NT: 1989.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Cameroon