Ring languages

The Ring or Ring Road languages, spoken in the Western Grassfields of Cameroon, form a branch of the Narrow Grassfields languages. The best-known Ring language is Kom.

Ring
Ring Road
Geographic distribution	Cameroon, Nigeria
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Narrow Ring
Language codes
Glottolog	ring1243

The family is named after the old Ring Road of central Cameroon.

Languages

• Centre: Babanki, Mmen, Kom, Mbessa, Bum, Kung, Kuk, Oku
• East: Nso (Lamnso')
• South: Vengo, Wushi, Bamunka, Kenswei Nsei
• West: Aghem, Isu, Laimbue, Weh, Zhoa

See also

• List of Proto-Ring reconstructions (Wiktionary)