ISO 639-3 · baxbax
Niger–Congo family
Bamum
Shüpamom
Bamum is a language of the Eastern Grassfields branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “one of the Benue–Congo languages of Cameroon”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
bax- Glottocode
bamu1253- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Wikipedia
- 20 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
2scripts
8levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Bamum · Shüpamom |
|---|---|
| Also called | Bamun, Bamoun language, Bamun language, Bamum language, Shü Pamom |
| Written in | Bamum script, Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Bamum
The branches above Bamum, 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