Makaa-njem languages

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Distribution of the Makaa-Njem languages ​​in West Africa

The Makaa-Njem languages are a language group within Guthrie Zone A of the Bantu languages .

It is classified as Zone A80 and contains thirteen individual languages spoken by a total of around 335,000 people in Cameroon , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic .

The individual languages ​​are:

  • Bekwil , around 12,000 speakers in the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon and Gabon
  • Bomwali , around 39,300 speakers in the Republic of the Congo and Cameroon
  • Byep , approx. 9500 speakers in Cameroon
  • Gyele , around 42,800 speakers in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
  • Kol , around 12,000 speakers in Cameroon
  • Koonzime , around 30,000 speakers in Cameroon
  • Kwasio , around 17,500 speakers in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea
  • Makaa , around 80,000 speakers in Cameroon
  • Mpiemo , about 29,000 speakers in the Central African Republic, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo
  • Mpongmpong , around 45,000 speakers in Cameroon
  • Njyem , about 7000 speakers in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo
  • So , around 9,000 speakers in Cameroon
  • Ukhwejo , approx. 2000 speakers in the Central African Republic

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