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Moribund Mbum language of Cameroon Not to be confused with Kare (Kari, Kali) language. ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Kali
Native touncertain: Central African Republic or Cameroon
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
GlottologNone

Kali is a presumably moribund Mbum language of northern Cameroon or the Central African Republic.

Distribution

Kali, or Kali-Dek, is found in scattered areas throughout the eastern part of Vina department (Belel commune), in the eastern part of the communes of Ngaoundéré (Vina department, Adamawa Region) and Meiganga (Mbere department, Adamawa Region), and the northern part of Lom-et-Djerem department (Garoua-Boulaï and Bétaré-Oya communes, Eastern Region). It is spoken by 7,438 speakers.

References

  1. 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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