Mankon | |
Also Known As: | Ngemba |
State: | Cameroon |
Speakers: | 19,000 |
Date: | 2002 |
Ref: | e18 |
Speakers2: | (together with Mundum) |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Volta-Congo |
Fam4: | Benue–Congo |
Fam5: | Bantoid |
Fam6: | Southern Bantoid |
Fam7: | Grassfields |
Fam8: | Eastern Grassfields |
Fam9: | Mbam-Nkam |
Fam10: | Ngemba |
Iso3: | nge |
Iso3comment: | (Mankon–Mundum) |
Glotto: | ngem1255 |
Glottoname: | Ngemba (Mankon–Mundum) |
Glottorefname: | Ngemba |
Mankon is a Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon. It is closely related to Mundum and Mendankwe-Nkwen. Along with Mundum, it is called Ngemba. There are several distinct dialects: Mankunge (Ngemba), Nsongwa (Songwa, Bangwa), Shomba (Chomba, Bamechom), Mbutu (Bambutu), Njong (Banjong), Bagangu (Akum) and Alatening.