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* Hedinger, Robert (1987), ''The Manenguba Languages (Bantu A. 15, Mbo Cluster) of Cameroon''
* Hedinger, Robert (1987), ''The Manenguba Languages (Bantu A. 15, Mbo Cluster) of Cameroon''

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Manenguba
Ngoe
Mbo
Native toCameroon
EthnicityBakossi, Mbo, Bakaka, Bassossi
Native speakers
(180,000 cited 1995–2004)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Variously:
mbo – Mbo
bss – Akoose
bqz – Kaka (Central Mbo)
bsi – Sosi
Glottologmane1268
A.15[2]

Manenguba, also known as Ngoe or the Mbo cluster, is a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon. It is a dialect cluster spoken by several related peoples.

The name Manenguba is the mountain range the speakers live on. Ngoe is their legendary ancestor.

Dialects

The dialects in the cluster are:[2][3]

  • Koose (Akɔɔse, Bakossi)
    The principal dialect
  • Mbo (Mboo, Sambo)
  • Kaka (Bakaka, Bakaa)
  • Sosi (Bassossi)

There are many loan words from English, French and Douala.[4] When speaking of technical subjects, speakers will often revert to Pidgin English or English.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mbo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Akoose at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Kaka (Central Mbo) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Sosi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ According to Hedinger (1987), the Bafaw-Balong language included in Guthrie zone A.15 for cultural reasons needs to be excluded from Manenguba on linguistic grounds; Maho (2009) separates it as A.141.
  4. ^ "The Bakossi Language". Bakossi Cultural & Development Association. Archived from the original on 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2011-02-11. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Anne Schröder (2003). Status, functions, and prospects of Pidgin English: an empirical approach to language dynamics in Cameroon, Volume 1. Gunter Narr Verlag. p. 66. ISBN 3-8233-5821-9.
  • Hedinger, Robert (1987), The Manenguba Languages (Bantu A. 15, Mbo Cluster) of Cameroon


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