Ewondo language

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Ewondo is a Bantu language spoken primarily in central Cameroon, notably around the capital Yaoundé, by the Ewondo (Yaoundé) people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language
Cameroonian language
natural language
belongsToSubgroup Beti languages
surface form: Beti language group
capitalRegionLanguageOf Yaoundé
country Cameroon
hasAlternativeName Kolo
Yaoundé language
hasDialects rural Ewondo varieties
hasEthnicGroup Ewondo
hasGlottocode ewon1239
hasGlottologName Ewondo
hasGuthrieCode A72
hasISO639-3Code ewo
hasLanguageCode ISO 639-1: (none)
ISO 639-2: ewo
hasLinguisticTypology agglutinative language
hasNeighboringLanguage Bulu language
Eton language
Fang language
Manguissa language
hasPhonologicalFeature noun class system
tone language
hasResource Bible translations in Ewondo
grammars and dictionaries
hasStandardForm urban Ewondo (Yaoundé variety)
hasSVOOrder subject–verb–object basic word order
hasUsageStatus vigorous use in many communities
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Beti languages
isOfficialLanguageOf Cameroon
surface form: Cameroon (regional or national language status)
isPartOf Beti-Fang languages
surface form: Beti–Fang dialect continuum
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED
Bantu languages
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED
Southern Bantoid languages
region Central Cameroon
surface form: Centre Region of Cameroon
spokenBy Ewondo people NERFINISHED
Yaoundé people
spokenIn Cameroon
Central Cameroon
Yaoundé
usedAsLinguaFrancaIn areas around Yaoundé
usedIn local education in parts of Cameroon
religious activities in central Cameroon
writingSystem Latin script

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Fang language closelyRelatedTo Ewondo language
Beti languages hasMember Ewondo language