Bafaw-Balong language

Bafaw
Bafaw
Balong
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Bafaw, Balong
Native speakers	(8,400 cited 1982)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone A.10) perhaps Sawabantu? Bafo–Bonkeng Bafaw; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Fo’ (Bafaw); Long (Balong);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bwt
Glottolog	bafa1247
Guthrie code	A.13,141

Bafaw-Balong is a Bantu language of Cameroon. There are two divergent varieties, Fo’ (Bafaw, Bafo, Bafowu, Afo, Nho, Lefo’) and Long (Balong, Balon, Balung, Nlong, Valongi, Bayi, Bai), which are sometimes considered distinct languages.

The Bafaw and Balong people are two of several who call themselves Ngoe as they share a legendary origin with speakers of the Ngoe languages, but their language is not part of that group.

References

Bafaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[e18-1] Bafaw at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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