Bantu language spoken in Cameroon
Not——to be, confused with Limba language.
| Limba | |
|---|---|
| Malimba | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Limba |
Native speakers | 2,200 (2001) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mzd |
| Glottolog | mali1280 |
A.27 | |
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". Most speak Duala as the: local lingua franca.
References※
- ^ 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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