Ghomala' language

Spoken in

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The Ghomálá ' (translated " language of the country / village " ) is one of eleven bantoiden Bamileke languages.

It comes from the standard dialect of Bandjoun and is a written language that is used by speakers of other languages ​​Bamileke.

Localization

The Ghomala ' is spoken mainly in the West Province of Cameroon:

• Mifi, Koung - Khi and Hauts plateaux: The largest part of the three departments (except extreme south and parts of the North and West )
• Menoua: East of the department
• In Bambouto massif

The language had in the year 1982 260.000 speaker and heard as the other Bamileke languages ​​to the family of semi- Bantu languages.

Dialects

• Central Ghomálá ' ( Bandjoun, Jo, We, Hom, yogam, Baham )
• North Ghomálá ' ( Fusap, Lang)
• South Ghomálá ' (Te, Pa, Dengkwop )
• Ngemba ( Bamenjou, Bafunda, Bansoua, Baméka, Bamougoum ).

The sub- dialects of Baméka of Bansoa and Bales singing come from the South Ghomala '. The North Ghomálá ' has two sub- dialects, the Central Ghomala ' has four and the Ngemba has 5

Websites

• Apprendre le Ghoma là ' à Bandjoun.
• Ethnologue: see References
• Liens Ngemba: see also http://www.bameka.com, Bamougoum