Mangbai (Mamgbay, Mambai) is an
Mbum language
Mbum Proper (also Mboum, Buna, Mboumtiba and Wuna) is a Adamawa–Ubangi language of Central Africa. It is spoken by about people in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
History
The Mbum language is spoken by the Mbum people who inhabit ...
of northern
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
and southern
Chad.
Distribution
In Cameroon, Mambay is spoken along the
Mayo-Kebi River near the Chadian border, in the
Djaloumé region (northern end of
Bibemi commune,
Bénoué department), where there is a massif called Hosséré Mambay. It is also spoken in the extreme southeast of
Figuil commune,
Mayo-Louti
Mayo-Louti is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of and as of 2001 had a total population of 334,312. The capital of the department is Guider.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into ...
department. In Cameroon and Chad, there is a total of about 2,500 speakers, many of whom also speak
Mundang
Mundang is an Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon.
The Gelama dialect of Cameroon may be a separate language.
Distribution
Mundang, spoken in Cameroon by 44,700 speakers (SIL 1982), is mainly spoken in Mayo-Kani department, F ...
.
References
Languages of Chad
Languages of Cameroon
Mbum languages
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