Bamileke languages

Bamileke
Bamiléké
Ethnicity:	Bamileke people
Geographic distribution:	Grasslands of western Cameroon
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Bamileke
Subdivisions:	Eastern Western
ISO 639-2 / 5:	`bai`
Glottolog:	`bami1239`^[1]

Bamileke is a group of languages spoken by the Bamileke in the western grasslands of Cameroon.

The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are:

Western Bamileke: Məgaka, Ngombale, Ngomba, and the 'Bamboutos' dialect cluster of Yɛmba, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, and Ŋwe
Eastern Bamileke: Fe’fe’, Ghɔmálá’, Kwa’, Nda’nda’, Mədʉmba.

References

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Bamileke". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Central	Babanki Bum Kom Kuk Kung Mmen Oku

Northern	Bamunka Kenswei Nsei Vengo Wushi

Western	Aghem Isu Laimbue Weh Zhoa

Other	Nso

Western	Megaka Ngiemboon Ngombale Ngomba Ngwe Yemba

Eastern	Fe’fe’ Ghomálá’ Kwa’ Nda’nda’ Medumba

Other

Authority control	LCCN: sh85011426 SUDOC: 027847381 BNF: cb11980111f (data)

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