Mankon language

Grassfields language of Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mankon language

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.

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Traditional clothing called Togho
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Mankon
Ngemba
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Traditional Ngemba clothes
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
19,000 (2002)[1]
(together with Mundum)
Language codes
ISO 639-3nge (Mankon–Mundum)
Glottologngem1255  Ngemba (Mankon–Mundum)
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