Njen language

Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon

Njen
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	1,800 (2002)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Momo Njen
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`njj`
Glottolog	`njen1238`

Njen is a minor Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon, spoken by the residents of the village of Njen. Many Njen residents also speak Moghamo and Ashong, the dialects of neighboring villages.^[2]

References

^ Njen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ http://www.sil.org/silesr/2006/silesr2006-007.pdf ^{[dead link]}

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Grassfields languages

Ring

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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