Rombi language

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Lombi
Native to Cameroon
Region Southwest region
Native speakers
3,000 (2001) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bbi
Glottolog baro1252
A.41 [2]
ELP Barombi

Rombi (Lombi) is a Bantu language spoken in the Meme department of the Southwest Province of southwestern Cameroon by the Barombi (Barumbi, Balombi) people. It has a lexical similarity of 86% with Bankon, which is spoken in the nearby Moungo department of Littoral Province. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lombi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online