Central Yambasa language (original) (raw)

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Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon

Central Yambasa
Native to Cameroon
Ethnicity Yambassa
Native speakers (17,000 cited 1982–2014)[1]
Language family Niger–Congo? Atlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidMbamYambasaCentral Yambasa
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Variously:ekm – Elipmmu – Mmaalayav – Yangben
Glottolog elip1238 Elipmmaa1238 Mmaalayang1293 Nuasue
Guthrie code A.62[2]

Central Yambasa or Nuasua (Nuaswa[3]) is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon.[4]

  1. ^ Elip at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Mmaala at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Yangben at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Maho (2009)