| Nzime | |
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| Koonzime, Koozime | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Nzime, Dwe'e |
| Native speakers | 40,000 (2011) |
| Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ozm |
| Glottolog | koon1245 |
| Guthrie code | A.841,842 |
Nzime (Koonzime) is a Bantu language of Cameroon, spoken by the Nzime and Dwe'e (Bajwe'e) people. Maho (2009) lists these as two languages.
It is closely related to Mpo.
Demographics
Koonzime is spoken in most of the southern part of the Haut-Nyong region (Eastern Region). The Nzime are located mainly around and east of Lomié, and the closely related Njem in Ngoïla commune.
Koonzime is spoken by about 30,000 speakers.
References
- Nzime at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
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