Nun languages

Language family in central Africa

Nun
Geographic distribution	Grassfields of western Cameroon
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Grassfields Mbam-Nkam Nun
Glottolog	`mbam1253`

The Nun languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamum (Mum) and related peoples of the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.

The languages are:^[1]

Bamum (Mum, Shu Paməm; Bapi dialect)

Baba (Bapa)

Bafanji (Fanji, Chufieʼ)

Bangolan (Ngolan)

Bambalang (Mbalang, Chrambo)

Mungaʼka (Ngaaka)

dialects: Li (Bali Nyonga), Ndeng (Bandeng), Ti (Bati)

core: Bamali (Mali, Chopechop), Bamenyan (Mamenyan), Bamukumbit (Mankong), Ndzerem

References

^ Roger Blench & Cameron Hamm (n.d.) The Nun Languages of the Grassfields of Cameroon

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Grassfields languages

Central	Babanki Bum Kom Kuk Kung Mmen Oku
Southern	Bamunka Kenswei Nsei Vengo Wushi
Western	Aghem Isu Laimbue Weh Zhoa
Other	Nso

Eastern
Grassfields

Western	Megaka Ngiemboon Ngombale Ngomba Ngwe Yemba
Eastern	Fe’fe’ Ghomálá’ Kwa’ Nda’nda’ Medumba

Nun

Metaʼ (Moghamo)
Ngamambo
Mundani
Ngie (Mengum)
Ngoshie
Ngwo (Basa, Konda)
Njen
Amasi

Others

Viti
? Ndemli
? Ambele
? Menchum (Befang)

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