Mbule, also called Dumbule or Mbola, is an endangered Southern Bantoid language spoken by a few people in central Cameroon.
| Mbule | |
|---|---|
| Region | southwestern Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Yambassa |
Native speakers | 110 (2009)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mlb |
| Glottolog | mbul1262 |
A.623[2] | |
The language is spoken in Mbola village in the South Bokito commune, Mbam-et-Inoubou department of the Centre Region, Cameroon. As reported in 2009, there were just 110 speakers of the language, none of whom were monolingual.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Mbule at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Further reading
edit- BOONE, Douglas W. (1992). "A Sociolinguistic Survey in Mbola: Mbule Survey Report" (PDF). SIL Cameroon. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
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