Manenguba | |
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Ngoe | |
Mbo | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Ethnicity | Bakossi, Mbo, Bakaka, Bassossi |
Native speakers
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180,000 (1995–2004) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously: mbo – Mbo bss – Akoose bqz – Kaka (Central Mbo) bsi – Sosi |
Glottolog | mane1268 |
A.15 |
Manenguba, also known as Ngoe or the Mbo cluster, is a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon. It is a dialect cluster spoken by several related peoples.
The name Manenguba is the mountain range the speakers live on. Ngoe is their legendary ancestor.
The dialects in the cluster are:
There are many loan words from English, French and Douala. When speaking of technical subjects, speakers will often revert to Pidgin English or English.