Kaalong language
Kaalong (Kàlòng) also known as Dimbong (Mbong), is an almost extinct Bantu language from the Center Province of Southern Cameroon.[5]
| Kaalong | |
|---|---|
| Dimbong | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | 50,000 (no date)[1] |
Native speakers | (<300 cited 1979)[2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | dii |
| Glottolog | dimb1238 |
A.52[3] | |
| ELP | Dimbong[4] |
The language is commonly defined as some combination of seven sub-varieties: Maja, Zakan, Tingong, Mbong, Ripe (or Bapé), Kpa (or Bafia), and Ti'bea (or Djanti), however linguists have not reached a single consensus on what languages are and not distinct from Kaalong.[6]
Many Kaalong speakers have shifted to the similar yet arguably distinct Bafia language.[7]
References
- Kaalong language at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- Kaalong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Endangered Languages Project data for Dimbong.
- Larry, Hyman (February 2002). ""Abstract" Vowel Harmony in Kàlòng: A System-Driven Account" (PDF). Théories Linguistiques et Langues Sub-Sahariennes.
- Boone, Douglas (1992). "Dimbong survey report" (PDF). Société Internationale de Linguistique.
- "Dimbong". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
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