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ISO 639-3 · yatyat
Niger–Congo family

Yambeta

Yambeta is a language of the West Mbam branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon. Wikidata describes it as “West Mbam language”.

6b · Threatened
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
yat
Glottocode
yamb1252
Wikipedia
9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
12levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level

Facts

NameYambeta
Also calledYambeta language, Kalong, Nuasue, Nukalonge

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 Yambeta

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch29Mbam–Bubi–Jarawanbranch15Mbambranch13Nuclear Mbambranch7Sanaga–West Mbambranch5West MbambranchyatYambetalanguage
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