The Eastern Grassfields languages, spoken in the
Western High Plateau
The Western High Plateau, Western Highlands or Bamenda Grassfields is a region of Cameroon characterised by high relief, cool temperatures, heavy rainfall and savanna vegetation. The region lies along the Cameroon line and consists of mounta ...
of
Cameroon
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, are a branch of the
Grassfields languages
The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon and some parts of Taraba state, Nigeria. Better known Grassfields languages include the Easte ...
including
Bamun,
Yamba and
Bamileke
The Bamileke are a Central African people who inhabit the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.
Languages
The Bamileke languages belong to the Grassfields branch of the Niger-Congo language family, which is sometimes labeled as a " Bantuoid lang ...
.
There are four or five branches to the family:
*
Nkambe languages (north)
* Mbam–Nkam
**
Ngemba languages
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Bamileke languages
The Bamileke languages ( bai, Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon ...
**
Nun languages
The Nun languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamum (Mum) and related peoples of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (fren ...
Nurse (2003) reports that Bamileke might be two branches.
References
Languages of Cameroon
Grassfields Bantu languages
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