Kaalong language

Kaaloŋ
Dimbong
Native toCameroon
Ethnicity50,000 (no date)
Native speakers
(140 cited 1992)
Language codes
ISO 639-3dii
Glottologdimb1238
A.52
ELPDimbong

Kaaloŋ (Kàlòng) also known as Dimbong (Mboŋ), is a nearly extinct Bantu language from the Center Province of Southern Cameroon.

Many Kaalong speakers have shifted to the similar yet arguably distinct Bafia language.

Pey (Rɨpeʔ) may be a dialect, in which case the language might not be close to extinction.

References

  1. 1 2 Kaaloŋ at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ↑ Larry, Hyman (February 2002). ""Abstract" Vowel Harmony in Kàlòng: A System-Driven Account" (PDF). Théories Linguistiques et Langues Sub-Sahariennes.
  4. ↑ "Dimbong". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  5. ↑