Eastern Grassfields languages
Grassfields language branch of Cameroon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Mbam languages.
The Eastern Grassfields languages, spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, are a branch of the Grassfields languages including Bamun, Yamba and Bamileke.
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Eastern Grassfields | |
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Mbam–Nkam | |
Geographic distribution | Cameroon |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
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Glottolog | mbam1249 |
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There are four or five branches to the family:
- Nkambe languages (north)
- Mbam–Nkam (south)
Nurse (2003) reports that Bamileke might be two branches.[citation needed]