Bamun language group
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The Bamun language group is a subgroup of the Grassfields Bantu languages spoken primarily by the Bamun people in western Cameroon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bamun language | 1 |
| Bamun language group canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | language group ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Bamun people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | other Grassfields Bantu languages ⓘ |
| ethnologueMacroArea | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicCluster | West-Central Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologClassification | Grassfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Bamum language group ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | Bamoun language group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberLanguage | Bamun language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | developed within Grassfields Bantu area ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch | Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Grassfields languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCountry | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Grassfields region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticRole | language of identity for Bamun people ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInRegion | Western Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Bantoid languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grassfields Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bamun Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsedByMember | Bamum script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bamun language