Kol language (Cameroon)
Kol is a Niger–Congo language of the Bantu family, associated with the Bikélé ethnic group. It is spoken in the East Province of Cameroon, in the vicinity of Messaména. Alternate names for Kol language include Bikele-Bikay, Bikele-Bikeng, Bikélé, and Bekol.
| Kol | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | (12,000 cited 1988)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | biw |
| Glottolog | kolc1235[2] |
A.832[3] | |
References
- Kol at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Kol (Cameroon)". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Further reading
- Henson, Bonnie Jean. 2007. The phonology and morphosyntax of Kol. Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. xx, 592 p.
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