Mankon language

Grassfields language of Cameroon

Mankon
Ngemba
Traditional Ngemba clothes
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	19,000 (2002)^[1] (together with Mundum)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Grassfields Mbam-Nkam Ngemba Mankon
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`nge` (Mankon–Mundum)
Glottolog	`ngem1255` Ngemba (Mankon–Mundum)

Mankon is a Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon. It is closely related to Mundum and Mendankwe-Nkwen. Along with Mundum, it is called Ngemba. There are several distinct dialects: Mankunge (Ngemba), Nsongwa (Songwa, Bangwa), Shomba (Chomba, Bamechom), Mbutu (Bambutu), Njong (Banjong), Bagangu (Akum) and Alatening.

Traditional clothing called Togho

Culture

Festivities among the ngemba

References

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

External links

Description of Mankon marriage procedure archived with Kaipuleohone

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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

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

Others

Viti
? Ndemli
? Ambele
? Menchum (Befang)

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