ISO_639:dii

Kaalong language

Kaalong language

Endangered Bantu language of Cameroon

Kaalong (Kàlòng) also known as Dimbong (Mbong), is an almost extinct Bantu language from the Center Province of Southern Cameroon.[3]

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The language is commonly defined as some combination of seven sub-varieties: Maja, Zakan, Tingong, Mbong, Ripe (or Bapé), Kpa (or Bafia), and Ti'bea (or Djanti), however linguists have not reached a single consensus on what languages are and not distinct from Kaalong.[4]

Many Kaalong speakers have shifted to the similar yet arguably distinct Bafia language.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Kaalong at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. [2]
    Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. [3]
    Larry, Hyman (February 2002). ""Abstract" Vowel Harmony in Kàlòng: A System-Driven Account" (PDF). Théories Linguistiques et Langues Sub-Sahariennes.
  4. [4]
    Boone, Douglas (1992). "Dimbong survey report" (PDF). Société Internationale de Linguistique.
  5. [5]
    "Dimbong". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-11-22.


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