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Ngemba languages

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Grassfields language group of Africa

This article is about a group of languages in Cameroon. For the ISO language name Ngemba, seeMankon language. For the Aboriginal Australian language Ngemba, seeNgiyambaa language.

Ngemba
Geographic distribution	Grassfields of westernCameroon andTaraba State,Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Grassfields Mbam-Nkam Ngemba
Language codes
Glottolog	`ngem1254`

TheNgemba languages are a group ofEastern Grassfields languages of theWestern High Plateau ofCameroon.

The languages areAwing (Mbweʼwi),Bafut–Beba,Bambili Mbeligi, Mbui Bambui,Mendankwe-Nkwen–Mankon–Mundum (Ngemba),Pinyin,Alatening,Chomba,Mbetuʼu,Akum.Babadjou and Bamessingue in the west region are also Nguemba but mostly considered otherwise because they are not in the Northwest region of Cameroon.

In the West and North West regions of Cameroon, languages are often referred to by the name of the village or town where they are spoken. For example,Ghomáláʼ is aBamileke language spoken in Batié, in theWest Region of Cameroon, and is referred to as Batié.^[1]