Bafia language (original) (raw)
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Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
| Bafia | |
|---|---|
| Kpaʼ | |
| Rɨkpaʼ | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Bafia people |
| Native speakers | 67,000 (2005)[1] |
| Language family | Niger–Congo? Atlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone A)Bafia languages (A.50)Bafia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ksf |
| Glottolog | bafi1243 |
| Guthrie code | A.53[2] |
| People | Ɓəkpaʼ |
|---|---|
| Language | Rɨkpaʼ |
Bafia or Kpaʼ is a Bantu language spoken by 70,000 Bafia people in Cameroon according to 2005 figures.[1] It is used in the Bafia subdivision of the Mbam and Inoubou Division in Center Province in southwestern Cameroon.[1] Speakers refer to the language as Rɨkpaʼ and to themselves as Ɓəkpaʼ (Bekpak).[3]
Pey (Rɨpeʔ) is sometimes counted as a dialect but is quite different and may instead be a variety of Kaalong.[4]
- ^ a b c Bafia at Ethnologue (28th ed., 2025)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
