Mamfe languages

Mamfe
Mamfe
Nyang
Geographic; distribution	Southwest Cameroon
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Mamfe; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	mamf1238
	The Mamfe languages shown within Cameroon: Denya Kendem Kenyang

Last updated February 08, 2025

The Mamfe or Nyang languages are three languages that form a branch of Southern Bantoid languages spoken in southwest Cameroon. They are:

Denya, Kendem and Kenyang (Nyang).

They are clearly related to each other, though they are not close.^[1]

References

↑ Blench, Roger (2011). "'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu" (PDF). Berlin: Humboldt University. p. 21.

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[1] Blench, Roger (2011). "'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu" (PDF). Berlin: Humboldt University. p. 21.

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Mamfe
Nyang
Geographic distribution	Southwest Cameroon
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Mamfe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	`mamf1238`
The Mamfe languages shown within Cameroon: Denya Kendem Kenyang