Eastern Grassfields languages

(Redirected from Mbam-Nkam languages) Grassfields language branch of Cameroon Not to be confused with Mbam languages.

Eastern Grassfields
Mbam–Nkam
Geographic distribution	Cameroon
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantoid Grassfields Narrow Grassfields Eastern Grassfields
Subdivisions	Bamileke Ngemba Nkambe Nun
Language codes
Glottolog	`mbam1249`

The Eastern Grassfields languages, spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, are a branch of the Grassfields languages including Bamun, Yamba and Bamileke.

There are four or five branches to the family:

Nurse (2003) reports that Bamileke might be two branches.

References

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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