Bafia language (Cameroon) (original) (raw)
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Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
| Bafia | |
|---|---|
| Kpa | |
| Rikpa | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Bafia people |
| Native speakers | (60,000 cited 1991)[1] |
| Language family | Niger–Congo? Atlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantu (Zone A)Bafia languages (A.50)Bafia |
| Dialects | Ripey (Bape) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ksf |
| Glottolog | bafi1243 |
| Guthrie code | A.53[2] |
| People | Bekpak |
|---|---|
| Language | Rikpa |
The Bafia language is a Bantu language spoken by 60,000 people in Cameroon according to 1991 figures.[3]
It is used in the Bafia subdivision of the Mbam and Inoubou Division in Center Province in southwestern Cameroon.[3] There are two varieties, Kpa and Pey.[3] The former referred to the language was Rɨkpa, and to themselves as Bekpak; the latter Rɨpey. Pey may be a distinct language.[4]
- ^ Bafia at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ a b c Bafia Archived 2011-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, Ethnologue, 1991, access date 30-03-2012
- ^ "ISO 639-3 Registration Authority" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2015.
