Byep language

Spoken in

  • Niger - Congo languages Benue - Congo languages Bantoide languages Bantu languages Byep

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Mkk

Byep (also Maka, Makya, Meka, MEKae, Mekay, Mekey, Mekye, Mika and Moka ) is a Bantu language and is spoken by about 9500 people in Cameroon ( census 1988).

It is used by people of Makaa in the districts of Haut- Nyong and Lom -et- Djerem in the province Est.

Classification

Byep is a Northwest Bantu language and is part of the Makaa - Njem group that is classified as Guthrie Zone A80.

It has the dialect Besep (also Besha and Bindafum ).

Language family Makaa people Haut-Nyong Makaa–Njem languages Malcolm Guthrie Bekwil language Bomwali language Kol language (Cameroon) Nzime language Kwasio language Makaa language Mpiemo language Njem language Swo language Ukhwejo language
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