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Southwest Grassfields language of Cameroon ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›

Manta
Anta
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	5,300 Manta (2001) 300 Áncá (2006)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Southwest Manta
Dialects	Manta Tanka Batakpa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `myg` – Manta `acb` – Áncá (?)
Glottolog	`mant1267` Manta `anca1236` Anca

Manta (Anta, Banta) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon.

Áncá of Nigeria may be the same language, but it is unattested.

References

^ Manta at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Áncá (?) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Anca". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Central	Babanki Bum Kom Kuk Kung Mmen Oku
Southern	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

Others

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