Kolbila language
| Kolbila | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Adamawa Region |
Native speakers | (2,500 cited 1997)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | klc |
| Glottolog | kolb1240 |
| ELP | Kolbila |
Kolbila is an Adamawa language of Cameroon and Nigeria.
Distribution
Kolbila is closely related to Samba Leko. It is spoken by fewer than 4,000 speakers in several settlements along the Ngaoundéré-Garoua road in Bantanjé (Bantadje) canton of northwest Cameroon (Sabine Littig 2017). There were three major waves of settlement to these locations:[2]
- Demsa (in 1954)
- Mayo Boki (in 1972)
- Mbé (in 1976)
References
- ^ Kolbila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Littig, Sabine (2017). Kolbila: Geography and history.
External links
- Kolbila - Adamawa Languages Project