Limba language (Cameroon)
| Limba | |
|---|---|
| Malimba | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Limba |
Native speakers | 2,200 (2001)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mzd |
| Glottolog | mali1280 |
A.27[2] | |
Limba (Malimba, Mulimba) is a Bantu language of Cameroon. It is very closely related to Duala. Speakers report some degree of mutual intelligibility with Tanga (Batanga), which they call "Old Malimba".[3] Most speak Duala as the local lingua franca.
References
[edit]- ^ Limba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ M. Lamberty - A rapid appraisal survey of Malimba in Cameroon
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