Nzime language

Nzime
Nzime
Koonzime, Koozime
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Nzime, Dwe'e
Native speakers	40,000 (2011)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone A) Makaa–Njem + Kako (A.80–90) Makaa–Njem Mpoic Njemic Nzime; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Koonzime; Bajue (Badwee);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ozm
Glottolog	koon1245
Guthrie code	A.841,842

Nzime (Koonzime) is a Bantu language of Cameroon, spoken by the Nzime and Dwe'e (Bajwe'e) people. Maho (2009) lists these as two languages.

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It is closely related to Mpo.^[3]

Koonzime is spoken in most of the southern part of the Haut-Nyong region (Eastern Region). The Nzime are located mainly around and east of Lomié, and the closely related Njem in Ngoïla commune.^[3]

Koonzime is spoken by about 30,000 speakers.^[3]

[1]
Nzime at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
[2]
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
[3]
Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.

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[e18-1] [1]
Nzime at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] [2]
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[ALCAM2012-3] [3]
Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.

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