Ngie language

Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon
Ngie
Pronunciationŋɡiə
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
37,000 (2001)[1]
Language family
Dialects
  • Mengum
Language codes
ISO 639-3ngj
Glottologngie1242

Ngie is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. A variety called Mengum is only 56% lexically similar, and so should perhaps be considered a distinct language.

References

  1. ^ Ngie at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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