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ISO 639-3 · ybbybb
Niger–Congo family

Yemba

Yemba is a language of the Bamileke branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ybb
Glottocode
yemb1246
Wikipedia
11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameYemba
Also calledYemba language, ybb
Written inLatin script

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Yemba

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch40Grassfields Bantubranch20Eastern Grassfieldsbranch11BamilekebranchybbYembalanguage
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