Bamileke languages

The Bamileke languages (Bamileke languages: Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.

Bamileke
Bamiléké
Geographic distribution	Grassfields of western Cameroon
Ethnicity	Bamileke people
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Grassfields Mbam-Nkam Bamileke
Proto-language	Proto-Bamileke
Subdivisions	Eastern Bamileke Western Bamileke
Language codes
ISO 639-2 / 5	bai
Glottolog	bami1239

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

• Western Bamileke: Mengaka (Məgaka), Ngombale, Ngomba (Nguemba or Ngemba)^[1][2], the "Bamboutos" dialect cluster of Yɛmba, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, Mmuock and Ŋwe
• Eastern Bamileke: Feʼfeʼ, Ghɔmáláʼ, Kwaʼ, Ndaʼndaʼ, Mədʉmba.

References

1. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Langue Nguemba Ouest Cameroun Leçon 1". YouTube.
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "APPRENTISSAGE DE LA LANGUE NGUEMBA " langue parle à Bansoa"". YouTube.

External links

• Bamileke Culture (in French)
• PanAfriL10n page on Bamileke
• Langue Nguemba Ouest Cameroun Leçon 1 (in French)
• APPRENTISSAGE DE LA LANGUE NGUEMBA " langue parle à Bansoa" (in French)