Grassfields languages
Branch of Southern Bantoid of western Cameroon and part of Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon and some parts of Taraba state, Nigeria. Better known Grassfields languages include the Eastern Grassfields languages, Bamun, Yamba, Bali, and Bafut and the Ring languages, Kom, Nso, and Oku. Almost all of these languages are closely related, sharing approximately half of their vocabulary.[1]
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Grassfields | |
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Wide Grassfields | |
Geographic distribution | Western High Plateau of Cameroon and Taraba state of Nigeria |
Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
Proto-language | Proto-Grassfields |
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Glottolog | wide1239 |
Clickable map of the Grassfields languages and their subfamilies in western Cameroon |
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