Bafia language (Cameroon)
Bafia language (Cameroon)
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| Kpa’ | |
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| Bafia | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | (60,000 cited 1991)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ksf |
| Glottolog | bafi1243[2] |
Guthrie code | A.53[3] |
| People | Bekpak |
|---|---|
| Language | Rikpa |
The Bafia language is a Bantu language spoken by 60,000 people in Cameroon according to 1991 figures.[4]
Overview[edit]
It is used in the Bafia subdivision of the Mbam and Inoubou Division in Center Province in southwestern Cameroon.[4] There are two varieties, Kpa and Pey.[4] The formerly called the language was Rɨkpa and themselves as Bekpak, the latter Rɨpey. Pey may be a distinct language.[5]
References[edit]
^ Kpa’ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
^ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Bafia". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ abc Bafia, Ethnologue, 1991, access date 30-03-2012
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