Ring languages
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Ring languages are a subgroup of the Grassfields Bantu languages spoken in parts of Cameroon, known for their close genetic relationship and shared linguistic features.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grassfields Bantu language subgroup
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language subgroup ⓘ |
| areSpokenBy | various Grassfields ethnic groups in Cameroon ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ring cluster
NERFINISHED
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Ring group ⓘ |
| hasClassificationStatus | well-established subgroup within Grassfields Bantu ⓘ |
| hasEthnolinguisticRegion | Grassfields region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
close genetic relationship among member languages
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shared grammatical features ⓘ shared lexical items ⓘ shared phonological features ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
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Northwest Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ West Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Baba language (Cameroon)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Babanki language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bafut language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bali Nyonga language ⓘ Bamali language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bamenyan language ⓘ Bamessing language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bamukumbit language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bamunka language NERFINISHED ⓘ Bamunka–Baba cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ Kom language (Cameroon) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamnsoʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ Mankon language ⓘ Mbessa language ⓘ Mundum language NERFINISHED ⓘ Nsoʼ language NERFINISHED ⓘ Oku language (Cameroon) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResearchTopic |
historical-comparative reconstruction of Proto-Ring
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noun class systems in Ring languages ⓘ tone systems in Ring languages ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (for some member languages) ⓘ |
| memberOf | Grassfields language continuum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedBy | comparative Bantu linguistics ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Grassfields Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | interethnic communication in parts of Northwest Cameroon ⓘ |
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