Kaalong language

Kaalong
Dimbong
Native toCameroon
Ethnicity50,000 (no date)[1]
Native speakers
(140 cited 1992)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3dii
Glottologdimb1238
A.52[2]
ELPDimbong

Kaalong (Kàlòng) also known as Dimbong (Mbong), is an almost extinct Bantu language from the Center Province of Southern Cameroon.[3]

The language is commonly defined as some combination of seven sub-varieties: Maja, Zakan, Tingong, Mbong, Ripe (or Bapé), Kpa (or Bafia), and Ti'bea (or Djanti), however linguists have not reached a single consensus on what languages are and not distinct from Kaalong.[4]

Many Kaalong speakers have shifted to the similar yet arguably distinct Bafia language.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Kaalong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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