Mono is a moribund Mbum language spoken by older adults in northern Cameroon.
| Mono | |
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| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 300 Mono (2001)[1] 50 Dama (older adults, no date)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:mru – Monodmm – Dama |
| Glottolog | mono1269 Monodama1267 Dama |
| ELP | Mono (Cameroon) |
| Dama[2] | |
Dama, a closely related variety that may have been a dialect of Mono, is already extinct. It was located in the arrondissement of Rey Bouba (Mayo-Rey department, North Region).[3]
Mono is spoken north of Rey Bouba, around Kongrong, and along the Mayo-Godi River (Rey Bouba commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region).[3]
Spoken by 1,100 speakers, Mono is in decline as speakers are shifting to Fulfulde.[3]
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