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ISO 639-3 · mmummu
Niger–Congo family

Mmaala

Mmaala is a language of the Mmala–Elip–Gunu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “Yambasa language”.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
mmu
Glottocode
mmaa1238
Wikipedia
3 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
14levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameMmaala

Vitality

EGIDS 6b Threatened6b

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Mmaala

The branches above Mmaala, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch29Mbam–Bubi–Jarawanbranch15Mbambranch13Nuclear Mbambranch6Bati–Mbure–Yambassabranch5Mbure–Yambassabranch4Yambassabranch3Mmala–Elip–GunubranchmmuMmaalalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the index

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