Eastern Grassfields languages
The Eastern Grassfields languages, spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, are a branch of the Grassfields languages including Bamun, Yamba and Bamileke.
| Eastern Grassfields | |
|---|---|
| Geographic distribution | Cameroon |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | mbam1249 |
There are four or five branches to the family:
- Nkambe languages (north)
- Mbam–Nkam
Nurse (2003) reports that Bamileke might be two branches.
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