Bafut language
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The Bafut language is a Grassfields Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bafut people in the Northwest Region of Cameroon.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantoid language
ⓘ
Grassfields Bantu language ⓘ Southern Bantoid language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bafut-Fut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fut ⓘ |
| belongsToMacroArea | Africa (Glottolog macro-area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bafut people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologName | Bafut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Bafut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Bafut proper
ⓘ
Mankon (closely related variety) ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Bafut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlottocode | bafu1247 ⓘ |
| hasISO6393Code | bfd ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticResearch | grammars and descriptive studies by field linguists ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | Bafut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant and vowel length distinctions (described in literature)
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| hasPopulationRegion | Bafut area near Bamenda, Northwest Cameroon ⓘ |
| isEndangeredStatus | vulnerable (needs documentation and support) ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Ring languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Grassfields languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology |
SVO basic word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Mankon language
ⓘ
Moghamo language ⓘ Ngemba languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northwest Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Bafut people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Region, Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Eastern Grassfields languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication among Bafut people
ⓘ
local cultural and religious practices ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn | Bafut subdivision, Mezam Division, Northwest Region, Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.