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Bantoid languages

There are some 150 Bantoid languages, excluding 400-500 Bantu languages. The non-Bantu languages are all spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.

A SELECTION OF PRINTED SOURCES

Hedinger, Robert. 1989. Northern Bantoid. In: The Niger-Congo languages (ed. by John Theodor Bendor-Samuel), p. 421-430. University Press of America, by arrangement with the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL).

Watters, John R. 1989. Bantoid overview. In: The Niger-Congo languages (ed. by John Theodor Bendor-Samuel), p. 401-420. University Press of America, by arrangement with the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL).

Watters, John R.; Leroy, Jacqueline 1989. Southern Bantoid. In: The Niger-Congo languages (ed. by John Theodor Bendor-Samuel), p. 431-449. University Press of America, by arrangement with the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL).

Williamson, Kay; Blench, Roger M. 2000. Niger-Congo. In: African languages: an introduction (ed. by Bernd Heine & Derek Nurse), p. 11-42. Cambridge University Press.

General, comparative, miscellaneous

Roger M. Blench, 2004
The North Bantoid hypothesis (PDF). Mallam Dendo, Cambridge.
www.rogerblench.info/RBOP.htm

C. Chanard
Systèmes alphabétiques des langues africaines d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Philip Elias, Jacqueline Leroy, Jan Voorhoeve, 1984
Mbam-Nkam or Eastern Grassfields (PDF). From: Afrika und Übersee, v. 67, p. 31-107.
books.google.com/books?id=mjIzAAAAIAAJ (whole issue)

Larry M. Hyman, 1998
Proto-Grassfields-Bantu recontructions (450 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Harry Hamilton Johnston, 1919/22
A comparative study of the Bantu and semi-Bantu languages (PDF). Oxford.
www.archive.org/details/comparativestudy01johnuoft

Kenneth S. Olson, John Hajek, 2001
The geographic and genetic distribution of the labial flap (PDF). SIL electronic working paper SILEWP 2001-002.
www.sil.org/silewp/2001/002

Nicolas Ortuno, 1995
Comparative wordlists for Grassfields languages (4,930 items) = Adere, Bafanji, Bafou, Bafoussam, Baham, Bahouan, Balafi, Baleng, Balengou, Bali, Bamendjou, Bamoun, Bandjoun, Bangam, Bangangte, Bangou, Bangwa, Bapi, Batcha, Batie, Batoufam, Bayangam, Bazou, Fekfek, Fondante, Fondjomekwet, Fotouni, Limbum, Mankon. Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Aghem < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Christiane Paulin, 1997
Comparative wordlists for Ring languages = 15 files: Aghem, Babanki, Babessi, Babungo, Bafmeng, Bu, Bum, Chai, Isu, Kom, Kumfutu, Mbizinaku, Oku, Weh, Zoa. Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Henny-Jane Thormoset, 2000
Some Aghem cultural attributes to consider when designing, developing, and implementing a literacy development program for Aghem women (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/aghem.html

Duane Troyer, Paul Huey, 1995
A rapid appraisal survey of Mmen (ALCAM 821) and Aghem dialects (ALCAM 810), Menchum Division, North-West Province (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/aghem.html

Ambele < West Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Michael Ayotte, Charlene Ayotte, 2002
Rapid appraisal and lexicostatistical analysis surveys of Atong, Ambele and Menka (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-076.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-076

Atong < West Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Awing < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Christian Alomofor, Stephen Craig Anderson, 2005
Awing orthography guide, December 2005 revision (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/awing.html

Michael Ayotte, Melinda Lamberty, 2002
Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic survey among NGEMBA cluster of languages: Mankon, Bambili, Nkwen, Pinyin, and Awing (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2003-002.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2003-002

Susanna Krüger, 2004
A sociolinguistic survey of Pinyin and Awing (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2004-008.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2004-008

Lawrence Marc Seguin, 1994
Première évaluation globale de la situation sociolinguistique à Bamukumbit (ALCAM 917: awing) (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/awing.html

Babanki < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Edward Brye, 2001
Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic research among the Babanki (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2001-005.
www.sil.org/silesr/2001/005

Christiane Paulin, 1997
Comparative wordlists for Ring languages (6,100 items) = 15 files: Aghem, Babanki, Babessi, Babungo, Bafmeng, Bu, Bum, Chai, Isu, Kom, Kumfutu, Mbizinaku, Oku, Weh, Zoa. Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Bafanji, Shupamem < Nun < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Lawrence Marc Seguin, 1994
Première évaluation globale de la situation sociolinguistique à Bafanji (ALCAM 901: shú pamén) (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bafanji.html

Bafut < Ngemba < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Bafut sound files at the UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive.
archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/main2.htm

Edward Brye, 2002
Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic survey of Beba ALCAM 912 (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bafut.html

C. Chanard
Bafut - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Joseph Mfonyam, 1982
Tone in the orthography of Bafut (PDF). Thèse de 3ème cycle. University of Yaoundé.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bafut.html

Pius N. Tamanji, 2006
Concord and DP structure in Bafut. Afrikanistik online.
www.afrikanistik-online.de/archiv/2006/595

Bamali < Nun < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Caroline A. Grant, 2007
A rapid appraisal survey of Bamali (PDF). SIL electronic survey reports (SILESR), n. 2007-009.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2007-009

Bambalang, Mboyakum < Nun < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Caroline A. Grant, 1993
A rapid appraisal survey of Bambalang, Ngo Kentunjia Division, North-West Province (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bambalang.html

Bambili, Bambui < Ngemba < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Elaine Bombay, 2002
A survey (RTT) of the Bambili-Bambui language ALCAM 914 (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bambili.html

Karyn Crawford, Elaine Bombay, 2007
A survey (RTT) of the Bambili-Bambui language (PDF). SIL electronic survey report (SILESR), n. 2007-002.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2007-002

Bamenyam, Mamenyam < Nun < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Caroline A. Grant, 1993
Rapid appraisal survey in Bamenyam village, Bamboutos Division, West Province (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bamenyam.html

Bamileke languages/dialects < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Jan Voorhoeve, 1964
Note sur les noms-d'éloge bamiléké. Cahiers d'études africaines, v. 4, p. 452-455.
www.persee.fr/showIssue.do?issueKey=cea_0008-0055_1964_num_4_15

Bamum (cluster) < Nun < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Dani Byrd, 1992
Pitch and duration of yes-no questions in Nchufie (PDF). UCLA working papers in phonetics, v. 81, p. 48-65.
repositories.cdlib.org/uclaling/wpp/No81/

Oumarou Njoya, 2003
La notion de parole et son mécanisme chez les Bamum du Cameroun: étude ethnolinguistique (PDF). Sudlangues: revue electronique internationale de sciences du langage, n. 3 (82).
www.sudlangues.sn/IMG/pdf/doc-82.pdf

Bangolan < Nun < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Margaret A. Griffin, 1994
A rapid appraisal survey of Bangolan (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bangolan.html

Njeck Mathaus Mbah, 2003
Phonological sketch of Bangolan (PDF). The National Association of Cameroonian Language Committees.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bangolan.html

Njeck Mathaus Mbah, 2004
Bangolan orthography statement (PDF). The National Association of Cameroonian Language Committees.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/bangolan.html

Beba < Ngemba < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Edward Brye, 2005
Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic survey of Beba (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2005-019.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2005-019

Bebe < East Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Edward Brye, Elizabeth Brye, 2002
Rapid appraisal and intelligibility testing surveys of the eastern Beboid group of languages. SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-019.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/019

Edward Brye, Elizabeth Brye, 2004
Intelligibility testing survey of Bebe and Kemezung, and synthesis of sociolinguistic research of the Eastern Beboid cluster (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2004-011.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2004-011

Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Cameron Hamm, 2002
Beboid language family of Cameroon and Nigeria: location and genetic classification (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-017.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/017

Cameron Hamm et al., 2002
A rapid appraisal survey of western Beboid languages (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-014.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/014

Bikya < (unclassified Bantoid)

Roland J.L. Breton, 1995
Les Furu et leurs voisins: découverte et essai de classification d'un groupe de langues en voie d'extinction au Cameroun (PDF). Cahiers des sciences humaines, v. 31, p. 17-48.
www.bondy.ird.fr/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_4/sci_hum/41735.pdf

Bishuo < (unclassified Bantoid)

Bu < West Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Cameron Hamm et al., 2002
A rapid appraisal survey of western Beboid languages (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-014.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/014

Bum < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Melinda Lamberty, 2002
A sociolinguistic survey of Bum (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-071.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-071

Busuu < (unclassified Bantoid)

Chamba Daka < Dakoid < North Bantoid

Raymond Boyd, 2007
A 'benefactive reflexive' in an Adamawa language (PDF). Abstract of a paper presented at the workshop on the typology of benefactives and malefactives, University of Zurich, October 25-26, 2007.
www.unizh.ch/spw/benefact/Abstracts.html

Cung < East Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Denya < Mamfe < South Bantoid

Gregory L. Beyer, 1999
Denya word list (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/denya.html

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw
Denya wordlist (2,400 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw, 1995
Denya tone orthography (PDF). Cameroon Bible Translation Association (CABTA).
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/denya.html

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw, 1996
Denya phonology (PDF). Cameroon Bible Translation Association.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/denya.html

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw, 1999
Denya segmental phonology (PDF). Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy (CABTAL).
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/denya.html

Lawrence Marc Seguin, 1998
A preliminary stratificational analysis of some Denya (ALCAM 882) morphological and syntactic structures (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/denya.html

Robinson Tabe Tambi, David Eyong, Renee Clymer, 1998
Manjoge Denya/Reading Denya (PDF), 3 parts. SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/denya.html

Dzodinka, Adere < Nkambe < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Caroline A. Grant, 1994
A rapid appraisal survey of Dzodinka (ALCAM 904) and Mfumte (ALCAM 905), Donga Mantung Division, North-West Province (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/dzodinka.html

Ejagham < Ekoid < South Bantoid

C. Chanard
Ejagham de l'Ouest - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Jürg Stalder, 1989
An assessment of intelligibility in the Ejagham community (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ejagham.html

John R. Watters
Ejagham wordlist (1,400 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Fang < West Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Cameron Hamm et al., 2002
A rapid appraisal survey of western Beboid languages (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-014.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/014

Fe'fe', Bafang < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

C. Chanard
Fe'efe'fe - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Ghomala, Banjun < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Engelbert Domche Teko, 1991
Enquête sociolinguistique sur les ghomala (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ghomala.html

Isu < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Roland Kiessling, 2006
Woher kommen die Infixe im Isu (Kameruner Grasland)?. Afrikanistik online.
www.afrikanistik-online.de/archiv/2006/594

Kemezung < East Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Bruce Cox, 2005
Notes on the phonology of Kemezung (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kemezung.html

Kendem < Mamfe < South Bantoid

Heidi Anderson, Susanne Krüger, 2004
A rapid appraisal (RA) survey of Kendem (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2004-006.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2004-006

Kenyang < Mamfe < South Bantoid

Chris Jackson, 1998
Kenyang tone orthography reading test (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kenyang.html

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw, 1998
Kenyang lexicon (PDF). Provisional edition. Society for Kenyang Literature and Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kenyang.html

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw, 1999
Kenyang orthography guide (PDF). Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kenyang.html

Tanyi Eyong Mbuagbaw, 2000
Kenyang segmental phonology (PDF). Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kenyang.html

Christi Ramirez, 1998
The Kenyang noun phrase (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kenyang.html

Kom, Bikom < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Kom sound files at the UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive.
archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/main2.htm

C. Chanard
Kom - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Randall J. Jones, 1997
Tone in the Kom noun phrase II (PDF). SIL International.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kom.html

Randy Jones, 2001
Kom-English lexicon (in various formats). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kom.html

George Shultz, 1993
Notes on the phonology of the Kom language (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kom.html

George Shultz, 1993
Kom linguistic and sociolinguistic survey (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kom.html

George Shultz, 1997
Kom language grammar sketch 1 (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kom.html

George Shultz, 1997
Notes on discourse features of Kom narrative texts (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kom.html

Konja, Kwanja < Mambiloid < North Bantoid

S. Nygandji Ndi, 1993
Réflexions sur l'histoire des Kwanja (PDF). From: Peuples et cultures de l'Adamawa. Office de la Recherche Scientifique et Technique d'Outre-Mer (ORSTOM).
www.bondy.ird.fr/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_6/colloques2/40381.pdf

Koshin < West Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Cameron Hamm et al., 2002
A rapid appraisal survey of western Beboid languages (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-014.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/014

Kuo (< Kom) < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Cheryl A. Fluckiger, 1987
Phonological sketch: Kuo (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kuo.html

Kwa', Bakwa < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Edward Brye, 2000
Première evaluation globale de la situation sociolinguistique chez les Kwa' ALCAM 990 (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/kwa.html

Lamnso < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

C. Chanard
Nso' - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Bongasu Tanla Kishani, 2004
Ideologies of women's names among the 'Nso of Cameroon: a contribution to the philosophy of naming, decolonization and gender (PDF). Quest: an African journal of philosophy, v. 18, p. 57-82.
www.quest-journal.net/2004.htm

Laura W. McGarrity, Robert Botne, 2002
Between agreement and case marking in Lamnso (PDF). From: Indiana University working papers in linguistics, v, p. 53-70.
faculty.washington.edu/lauramcg

Lendzemo Constantine Yuka, 2008
Lexical computation: the case of Lamnso' personal names (PDF). From: California linguistic notes, v. 33, n. 2.
hss.fullerton.edu/linguistics/cln

Limbum < Nkambe < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Virginia Bradley, 1994
Description of surface tone in the Limbum verb phrase (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/limbum.html

C. Chanard
Limbum - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Ian P. Cheffy, 1992
Scientific report on literacy surveys conducted during October 1990 - February 1991, with literacy survey summary for Limbum (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/limbum.html

Ian P. Cheffy, 1992
Alphabet and orthography statement for Limbum (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/limbum.html

Virginia Bradley, 1997
Limbum wordlist (1,500 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Mambila < Mambiloid < North Bantoid

C. Chanard
Mambila (several) - systèmes alphabétiques d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Bruce Connell, 1996
Four tones and downtrend: a preliminary report on pitch realization in a language with four level tones. Oxford University.
lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/connell/downtrend/downtrend_abstract.html

Bruce Connell, 1996
The roots of Mambila: convergence and divergence in the development of Mambila. Oxford University.
lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/connell/roots/rootsabstract.html

Bruce Connell, 1997
Mambila fricative vowels. Oxford University.
lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/ACAL28/ACAL28paper.html

Bruce Connell, 1997
The integrity of Mambiloid. Oxford University.
lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/connell/Integ/Integrity.html

Bruce Connell, 2001
Downdrift, downstep and declination (PDF). Paper presented at TAPS (Typology of African Prosodic Systems), University of Bielefeld, May 2001.
www.spectrum.uni-bielefeld.de/TAPS/Connell.pdf

Mona Perrin
Alphabet and orthography statement for the Mambila language (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/mambila.html

Mona J. Perrin, 1991
The tone system in Mambila: some further comments (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/mambila.html

David Zeitlyn, Danielle Domingue Banyai, 1997
The Mambila of the Cameroon Nigerian border -- with vocabulary material. Oxford University.
lucy.ukc.ac.uk/dz/Archive/index.html

Mankon < Ngemba < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Manta < Tivoid < South Bantoid

Michael Ayotte, Charlene Ayotte, 2002
Rapid appraisal and lexicostatistical analysis survey of Manta (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-079.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-079

Mbe < South Bantoid

Ayo Bamgbose, 1995
Mbe wordlist (600 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Mbu' < West Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Cameron Hamm et al., 2002
A rapid appraisal survey of western Beboid languages (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-014.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/014

Megaka, Bagam, Egap < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Lawrence Marc Seguin, 1993
A rapid appraisal survey of Mengaka (ALCAM 930), Bamboutos Division, West Province (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/mengaka.html

Mendankwe < Ngemba < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Heidi Anderson, 2005
Intelligibility testing (RTT) between Mendankwe and Nkwen (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2005-002.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2005-002

Menka < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Mmem, Bafmeng < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Missong < West Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Cameron Hamm et al., 2002
A rapid appraisal survey of western Beboid languages (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-014.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/014

Moghamo-Metta < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

C. Chanard
Metta (Menemo) - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Klaus W. Spreda, 1990
Key to the Meta' alphabet: teacher's edition (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/meta.html

Klaus W. Spreda, 1991
Linguistic notes on Metta (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/meta.html

Klaus W. Spreda, 1995
Draft and notes towards a sketch grammar of Meta (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/meta.html

Klaus W. Spreda, 1995
Initial and final adverbial constituents in Meta' narrative text (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/meta.html

Klaus W. Spreda, 1997
Studies towards the segmental portion of an alphabet proposal for Moghamo (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/meta.html

Klaus W. Spreda, 2000
The associative noun phrase in Metta (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/meta.html

Klaus W. Spreda, 2000
The noun in Metta (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/meta.html

Mundabli < West Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Cameron Hamm et al., 2002
A rapid appraisal survey of western Beboid languages (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-014.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/014

Mundani < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

C. Chanard
Mundani - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Elizabeth Parker, Christine Durrant, 1990
Mundani-English lexicon (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/mundani.html

Mundum < Ngemba < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Edward Brye, Elizabeth Brye, Roseta Swiri, 2005
Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic survey of Mundum (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2005-024.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2005-024

Mungong < East Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Naki, Mekaf < West Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Jeff Good, 2005
A sketch of Naki grammar (PDF).
email.eva.mpg.de/~good/jcgood-Naki_Grammar_Sketch.pdf

Jeff Good, 2005
A fixed-position focus construction in Naki (PDF).
email.eva.mpg.de/~good/jcgood-FiAL.pdf

Ncane < East Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Nda'nda' < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Joseph Mbongue, 2005
Evaluation sociolinguistique du niveau de bilingualisme chez les Nda'nda' (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2005-004.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2005-004

Jürg Stalder, 1990
Sociolinguistic survey among the Nda'nda' (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ndanda.html

Ngamambo, Mbu < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Edward Brye, 2002
Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic language survey of Ngamamabo ALCAM 868 (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngamambo.html

Lilian Lem, Edward Brye, 2008
Rapid appraisal sociolinguistic language survey of Ngamambo of Cameroon (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR-2008-008.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2008-008

Ngemba languages < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Edward Brye, 2002
A rapid appraisal sociolinguistic survey of Mundum ALCAM 911 (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngemba.html

Etienne Sadembouo, 1991
A sociolinguistic survey of the Ngemba language (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngemba.html

Ngie < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

George W. Gregg, 2002
A sociolinguistic survey (RA/RTT) of Ngie and Ngishe (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-077.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-077

Ngishe < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

George W. Gregg, 2002
A sociolinguistic survey (RA/RTT) of Ngie and Ngishe (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-077.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2002-077

Ngomba < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Caroline A. Grant, 1993
A rapid appraisal survey of Ngomba (Nda'a), Bamboutos Division, West Province (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Leon Kouhegnou, Scott Satre, 2003
Ngomba provisional lexicon (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Scott Satre
Ngomba-French-English lexicon as HTML or zipped Word-file. SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Scott Satre, 1997
Phonological sketh of Ngomba (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Scott Satre, 1998
Exposé de l'alphabet et de l'orthographe du ngomba (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Scott Satre, 1998
Bilan d'une enquête sociolinguistique de fond dans l'aire ngomba (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Scott Satre, 1999
The simple clause in Ngomba (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Scott Satre, 2002
Tense/aspect and verbal negation in Ngomba (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Scott Satre, 2004
Structure of the verb phrase in Ngomba (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Lawrence Marc Seguin, 1994
Tests d'intercomprehension effectues parmi trois varietes du Ngomba (ALCAM 94): Bamendjinda, Babete, Bamendjo (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngomba.html

Ngombale < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Lawrence Marc Seguin, 1993
A rapid appraisal survey of Ngombale (ALCAM 920), Bamboutos Division, West Province (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngombale.html

Ngwe, Nweh < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Ngwe sound files at the UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive.
archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/main2.htm

Michael Ayotte, Charlene Ayotte, 2002
Sociolinguistic language survey of Ngwe (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2003-004.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2003-004

Hilda Koopman
Unifying predicate cleft constructions -- with data from Vata and Nweh (PDF). Linguistics Dept, UCLA.
www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/koopman/papers/predicate_cleft.PDF

Michael Nkemnji, 1994
On Nweh adjectives that show up as nouns (PDF).
eric.ed.gov (ED374669)

Ngwo < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Ngwo sound files at the UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive.
archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/main2.htm

Elizabeth Brye, 2005
A rapid appraisal language survey of Ngwo (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2005-011.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2005-011

Peter Ladefoged
Vowels and consonants: Ngwo. Sound files hosted at the UCLA Phonetics Lab.
hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/VowelsandConsonants/index/language.html

Ngyemboon < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Stephen Craig Anderson, 1983
Tone and morpheme rules in Bamileke-Ngyemboon (PDF). PhD thesis. University of Southern California.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngiemboon.html

Stephen Craig Anderson, 2007
Précis d'orthographe pour la langue ngiemboon (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/ngiemboon.html

C. Chanard
Ngeymboon - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Njen < Mundani/Momo < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Flora Bolima, Elizabeth Brye, 2006
A rapid appraisal language survey of Njen (PDF). SIL electronic survey report (SILESR), n. 2006-007.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2006-007

Nkim < Ekoid < South Bantoid

Leonidas Sibomana, 1986
Nkim wordlist (1,000 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Nkwen < Ngemba < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Heidi Anderson, 2005
Intelligibility testing (RTT) between Mendankwe and Nkwen (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2005-002.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2005-002

Noone, Noni < East Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Edward Ayotte, Elizabeth Brye, 2002
Rapid appraisal and intelligibility testing surveys of the eastern Beboid group of languages. SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2002-019.
www.sil.org/silesr/2002/019

Cindy Lux, 1999
Notes on discourse features of Nooèni narrative texts (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/noni.html

Dave Lux, 1996
Tone in the Nooni noun phrase: orthographic considerations (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/noni.html

Dave Lux, 2003
Noni provisional lexicon (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/noni.html

Nsari < East Beboid < Beboid languages < South Bantoid

Oku, Kuo < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Cynthia L. Blood, 1999
The Oku noun class system (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/oku.html

Cynthia L. Blood, Leslie David, 1999
Oku-English provisional lexicon (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/oku.html

Cynthia L. Blood, Leslie David, 1997
Oku wordlist (3,000 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Leslie K. Davis, 1992
A segmental phonology of the Oku language (PDF). MA thesis. University of Texas at Arlington.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/oku.html

Leslie K. Davis, 1997
Tone in the Oku noun and verb (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/oku.html

Pinyin < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Susanna Krüger, 2004
A sociolinguistic survey of Pinyin and Awing (PDF). SIL electronic survey report SILESR 2004-008.
www.sil.org/silesr/abstract.asp?ref=2004-008

Njeck Mathaus Mbah, Stephen C. Anderson, 2005
Pinyin orthography - November 2005 revision (PDF). Cameroon Association for Bible Translation.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/pinyin.html

Ring languages < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Tikar

C. Chanard
Tikar - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Carol Stanley-Thorne, 1995
Noun classes in Tikar (PDF). Paper presented at the 26th annual conference on African linguistics, Los Angeles.
eric.ed.gov (ED395504)

Tiv < Tivoid < South Bantoid

Tiv sound files at the UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive.
archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/main2.htm

Leonidas Sibomana, 1983
Tonal structures of Tiv verbs (PDF). From: Afrika und Übersee, v. 66, p. 149-158.
books.google.com/books?id=mjIzAAAAIAAJ (whole issue)

Leonidas Sibomana, 1984
Displacement and lowering of Tiv tones (PDF). From: Afrika und Übersee, v. 67, p. 277-287.
books.google.com/books?id=mjIzAAAAIAAJ (whole issue)

Vengo, Babungo < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

C. Chanard
Babungo - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Vute < Mambiloid < North Bantoid

C. Chanard
Vute - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Alan Starr, 1989
Sociolinguistic survey of Wawa, a Mambiloid language of Cameroon (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/vute.html

Rhonda Thwing, 1981 (2004)
Vute orthography statement (PDF). SIL Cameroon.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/vute.html

Weh < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Wushi, Babessi < Ring < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Yamba, Mbem < Nkambe < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

C. Chanard
Yamba - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Yemba, Dschang < Bamileke < Wide Grassfields < South Bantoid

Steven Bird
Dschang Hyper Lex and its tutorial.
www.ldc.upenn.edu/cgi-bin/hyperlex/hyperlex.cgi
www.ldc.upenn.edu/hyperlex/tutorial.html

Steven Bird, 1993
The morphotonology of the Dschang-Bamileke associative construction (PDF).
ftp.cis.upenn.edu/pub/sb/papers/wp8/wp8.pdf

Steven Bird, 1996
Dschang syllable structure and moraic aspiration (PDF). Research paper, ref. EUCCS/RP-69. Centre for Cognitive Science, University of Edinburgh.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/yemba.html

Steven Bird, 1997
Dschang wordlist (2,000 items). Hosted at the CBOLD site.
www.cbold.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr

Steven Bird, 1997
Tonal variation in the Bamileke Dschang noun associative construction and verb paradigms (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/yemba.html

Steven Bird, 1999
Dschang syllable structure (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
cogprints.org/2183

Steven Bird, 1999
When marking tone reduces fluency: an orthography experiment in Cameroon (PDF). From: Language and speech, v. 42, p. 83-115.
cogprints.org/2173

Steven Bird, 1999
Strategies for representing tone in African writing systems (PDF). Written language and literacy, v. 2, p. 1-44.
cogprints.org/2174

Steven Bird, 2002
Orthography and identity in Cameroon (PDF). Written language and literacy, v. 4, p. 131-162.
cogprints.org/1446

Steven Bird, Oliver Stegen, 1993
Tone in Bamileke Dschang associative construction: an electrolaryngographic study and comparison with Hyman 1985 (PDF).
ftp.cis.upenn.edu/pub/sb/papers/bs93/bs93.pdf

Steven Bird, Oliver Stegen, 1995
The Bamileke Dschang associative construction: instrumental findings (PDF).
ftp.cis.upenn.edu/pub/sb/papers/bs95/bs95.pdf

Steven Bird, Maurice Tadadjeu, 1997
Pétit dictionnaire yémba-français (PDF), as PS-document.
www.ldc.upenn.edu/sb/home/papers/LDC2003L01

C. Chanard
Yemba - système alphabétique d'après "Alphabets des langues africaines", Unesco-SIL 1993. LLACAN (Langage, Langues et Cultures d'Afrique Noire).
sumale.vjf.cnrs.fr/phono

Gretchen Harro, 1998
Notes on discourse features of Yemba narrative texts (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/yemba.html

Gretchen Harro, 2002
Features of paragraph and section breaks in Yemba expository and hortary discourse (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/yemba.html

Gretchen Harro, 2005
Forms of exhortation in a Yemba text (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/yemba.html

Gretchen Harro, Nancy Haynes, 1991
Grammar sketch of Yemba (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/yemba.html

Nancy Haynes, 1996
Deux textes yemba interlinearisé (PDF). SIL Cameroun.
www.sil.org/africa/cameroun/bylanguage/languages/yemba.html