ISO 639-3 · bcebce
Niger–Congo family
Bamenyam
Bamenyam is a language of the Eastern Grassfields branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bce- Glottocode
bame1260- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 7 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
8levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bamenyam |
|---|---|
| Also called | Menyam, Bamenyam language |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bamenyam
The branches above Bamenyam, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Cameroon
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication