Ring languages
| Ring | |
|---|---|
| Ring Road | |
| Geographic distribution | Nigeria and Cameroon |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Glottolog | ring1243 |
The Ring or Ring Road languages, spoken in the Western grassfields of Cameroon, are sister group to the Bantu languages. The best known Ring language is Kom.
The family is named after the old Ring Road of central Cameroon.
Languages
- Center: Babanki, Mmen, Kom, Bum, Kung, Kuk, Oku
- East: Nso (Lamnso')
- North: Vengo, Wushi, Bamunka, Kenswei Nsei
- West: Aghem, Isu, Laimbue, Weh, Zhoa
References
External links
- Ethnographic information on the Bum people [1]
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