Bafia language (Cameroon)

The Bafia language is a Bantu language spoken by 60,000 people in Cameroon according to 1991 figures.^[3]

Bafia
Kpa
Rikpa
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Bafia people
Native speakers	(60,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone A) Bafia languages (A.50) Bafia
Dialects	Ripey (Bape)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ksf
Glottolog	bafi1243
Guthrie code	A.53[2]

People	Bekpak
Language	Rikpa

Overview

It is used in the Bafia subdivision of the Mbam and Inoubou Division in Center Province in southwestern Cameroon.^[3] There are two varieties, Kpa and Pey.^[3] The former referred to the language was Rɨkpa, and to themselves as Bekpak; the latter Rɨpey. Pey may be a distinct language.^[4]