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Mamfe
Nyang
Geographic
distribution
Southwest Cameroon
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Language codes
Glottologmamf1238
The Mamfe languages shown within Cameroon:   Denya   Kendem   Kenyang

The Mamfe or Nyang languages are three languages that form a branch of Southern Bantoid languages spoken in southwest Cameroon. They are:

Denya, Kendem and Kenyang (Nyang).

They are clearly related to each other, though they are not close.

References

  1. Blench, Roger (2011). "'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu" (PDF). Berlin: Humboldt University. p. 21.


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