Mono language (Cameroon)

For other uses, see Mono language.

Mono is a moribund Mbum language spoken by older adults in northern Cameroon.

Mono
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	500 Dama
Native speakers	300 Mono (2001)[1] 50 Dama (2002)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Mbum–Day Mbum Northern Mbum Dama–Galke Mono
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: mru – Mono dmm – Dama
Glottolog	mono1269  Mono dama1267  Dama
ELP	Mono (Cameroon)
	Dama[2]

Dama, a closely related variety that may have been a dialect of Mono, is already extinct. It was located in the arrondissement of Rey Bouba (Mayo-Rey department, North Region).^[3]

Distribution

Mono is spoken north of Rey Bouba, around Kongrong, and along the Mayo-Godi River (Rey Bouba commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region).^[3]

Spoken by 1,100 speakers, Mono is in decline as speakers are shifting to Fulfulde.^[3]