| Bebele | |
|---|---|
| Region | Cameroon |
Native speakers | (24,000 cited 1971)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | beb |
| Glottolog | bebe1248 |
A.73a[2] | |
Bebele (Bamvele,Bëbëlë) is aBantu language ofCameroon. It ismutually intelligible with otherBeti dialects such asEwondo andFang.
The Bémbélé group includes all the neighboring languages that claim to belong to the Eki group. These are Bebele (Bembélé), Yasám, Yekaba, Yesamba, Bajia, Bafék, and Yanavok.[3]
Bémbélé covers, along with Bébélé (Bamvele), Yébaka, Yesamba, and Bajia, the entire part ofHaute Sanaga department, located south of theSanaga River (in the communes of Minta,Nanga-Ebogo, Bibé, and Nsem). Meanwhile, the "Feuk", Yangavék (Yangafeuk), and Bafék (Bafeuk) are located north of the Sanaga River (in Ntui commune), and the Yasém (Asem) are confined to the village of Yassem at the northern end of the commune ofNgoro (department ofMbam-et-Kim). Bémbélé also extends into the Eastern Region in the departments ofLom-et-Djerem (Diang commune) andHaut-Nyong (Nguélémendouka commune).[3]
They are estimated at 56,200 speakers (Djomeni 2004).[3]
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