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Kaalong language

Kaaloŋ (Kàlòng) also known as Dimbong (Mboŋ), is a nearly extinct Bantu language from the Center Province of Southern Cameroon.

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Kaaloŋ
Dimbong
Native toCameroon
Ethnicity50,000 (no date)1
Native speakers
(140 cited 1992)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3dii
Glottologdimb1238
A.522
ELPDimbong

Kaaloŋ (Kàlòng) also known as Dimbong (Mboŋ), is a nearly extinct Bantu language from the Center Province of Southern Cameroon.3

Many Kaalong speakers have shifted to the similar yet arguably distinct Bafia language.4

Pey (Rɨpeʔ) may be a dialect,5 in which case the language might not be close to extinction.

References

References

  1. Kaaloŋ at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. Larry, Hyman (February 2002). ""Abstract" Vowel Harmony in Kàlòng: A System-Driven Account" (PDF). Théories Linguistiques et Langues Sub-Sahariennes.
  4. "Dimbong". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
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