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The Ngemba languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.

This article is about a group of languages in Cameroon. For the ISO language name Ngemba, see Mankon language. For the Aboriginal Australian language Ngemba, see Ngiyambaa language.
Ngemba
Geographic
distribution		Grassfields of western Cameroon and Taraba State, Nigeria
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Benue–Congo
        • Bantoid
          • Southern Bantoid
            • Grassfields
              • Eastern Grassfields
                • Mbam-Nkam
                  • Ngemba
Glottologngem1254

The languages are Awing (Mbwe'wi), Bafut–Beba, Mbeligi, Mbui Bambili, Bambui, Mendankwe-Nkwen–Mankon–Mundum (Ngemba), Pinyin.

In the West and North West regions of Cameroon, languages are often referred to by the name of the village or town where they are spoken. For example, Ghomálá is a Bamileke language spoken in Batié, in the West Province of Cameroon, and is referred to as Batié.[1]

Traditional clothing called Togho
Traditional clothing called Togho
Another Togho
Another Togho

References


  1. "Cameroon". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2021-02-09.


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