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(Redirected from Pondo language (Adamawa)) Mbum language of the Central African Republic Not to be confused with Pa Na language, Pana language (Gur), or Phana’ language. ‹ The template Infobox language is being considered for merging. ›
Pana
Native toCentral African Republic, Chad, Cameroon
Native speakers(86,000 cited 1996–2000)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Pana
  • ? Pondo
  • ? Gonge
Language codes
ISO 639-3pnz
Glottologpana1293
ELPPana (Central African Republic)

Pana is an Mbum language of the Central African Republic. A few thousand speak it in southern Chad and northern Cameroon. A dialect in Cameroon, Man, may be a separate language. Blench (2004) leaves Pondo and Gonge in CAR unclassified within the Mbum languages.

Distribution

Pana is spoken around Belel (Belel commune, Vina department, Adamawa Region), and in Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region. It is also found in CAR and Chad.

References

  1. Pana at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. 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.
Adamawa languages
Waja–Kam
Leko–Nimbari
Leko
Duru
Mumuye–Yendang
Mumuye
Yendang
Other
Bambukic
Bikwin–Jen
Bena–Mboi (Yungur)
Other
Mbum–Day
Mbum
Kim
Bua
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Languages of the Central African Republic
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