| Pol | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon,Central African Republic,Republic of Congo |
Native speakers | (44,000 Pol and Pomo cited 2000)[1] (it may be that Kweso is counted underKako) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | pmm |
| Glottolog | pomo1271 Polpomo1276 Pomo-Kweso |
A.92[2] | |
Pol is a Bantu language of Cameroon. Pol proper is spoken in central Cameroon; the Pomo and Kweso dialects are spoken in Congo and the CAR near the Cameroonian border.
Polri Asóm, the southernmost dialect of the Polri language inBertoua commune, is found inDimako commune, in proximity withKwakum.[3]
The Asóm claim to understandKinda and vice versa.Kwakum speakers also claim to understand Polri Asóm.[3]
Polri Asóm is spoken in nine villages: four to the east of Doumé (commune ofDimako, department ofHaut-Nyong, Eastern Region) and five to the north ofBertoua (south of Pol Canton in the commune ofBélabo, department ofLom-et-Djerem, Eastern Region).[3]
Polri Kinda is spoken in three villages: Mambaya to the north, as well as Mansa and Ona. The Asóm dialect should not be confused with the Asón dialect ofBébil.[3]
Polri is also spoken in theRepublic of Congo. In Cameroon, there 38,676 speakers.[3]
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