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Preferred term

Ngumbi  

Definition

  • Ngumbi is a Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Together with other Bengaic languages (BNM, BNG, NUI) and Dualaic languages (DUA, MZD, KME, ISU, OLB), it belongs to the Sawabantu group, which is classified within the Volta-Congo primary branch. Like other Bantu languages, Ngumbi has a noun class system, a characteristic feature of languages belonging to the Atlantic–Congo lineage, the largest demonstrated language family in Africa.

Entry terms

  • Kombe

Identifier

  • NUI

Notation

  • nui

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/NUI

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