Makaa-Njem languages

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Makaa-Njem
Geographic
distribution:		 Subsaharan Africa, mostly Southern Hemisphere
Genetic
classification:		 Niger-Congo
 Atlantic-Congo
  Volta-Congo
   Benue-Congo
    Bantoid
     Southern Bantoid
      Bantu
       Narrow Bantu
        Makaa-Njem
Subdivisions:
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ISO 639-2: bnt
For the Caribbean drink, see Mauby.

The Makaa-Njem languages are a group of related Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo. The group includes:

Language name Primary location Secondary location(s) Ethnic group(s) No. speakers[1] Remarks
Bekwil Congo Cameroon, Gabon Bakwele 12,060 Close to Konabembe and Koonzime. Cameroonian speakers also use Mpongmpong.[2]
Bomwali Congo Cameroon Bomwali 39,280
Byep Cameroon None Maka 9,500 Also called North Makaa, though not intelligible with Makaa.[3]
Gyele Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Bakola, Babinga 4,279 Speakers are Pygmies.
Kol Cameroon Gabon Bekol 12,000 Speakers use Makaa or Koonzime as well.[4]
Koonzime Cameroon None Bajwe, Nzime 30,000 Bajwe speak Koozime dialect; Nzime speak Koonzime dialect. Used as a second language by many Baka.[5]
Makaa Cameroon None Maka 80,000 Related to Byep (North Makaa) and Kol, although unintelligible with them.[6]
Mpiemo Central African Republic Cameroon, Congo Mbimu 29,000
Mpongmpong Cameroon None Konabembe 45,000
Ngumba Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Mabi, Ngumba 17,500
Njyem Cameroon Congo Njem 7,000 Spoken by many Baka as a second language.[7]
So Cameroon None Sso 9,000 High level of influence from Beti.[8]
Ukhwejo Central African Republic None Benkonjo 2,000

Locations of ethnic groups who speak Maka-Njem languages.
Locations of ethnic groups who speak Maka-Njem languages.
  1. ^ All totals are based on the relevant Ethnologue pages.
  2. ^ "Bekwil", Ethnologue.
  3. ^ "Byep", Ethnologue.
  4. ^ "Kol", Ethnologue.
  5. ^ "Koonzime", Ethnologue.
  6. ^ "Kol", Ethnologue.
  7. ^ "Njyem", Ethnologue.
  8. ^ "So", Ethnologue.

  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Bekwil". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Bomwali". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Byep". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Gyele". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Kol". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Koonzime". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Makaa". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Makaa-Njem (A80)". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Mpiemo". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Mpongmpong". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Ngumba". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Njyem". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "So". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
  • Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005): "Ukhwejo". Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Accessed 7 June 2006.
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