Bamileke languages

The Bamileke languages (Bamileke languages: Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.

Bamileke
Bamiléké
EthnicityBamileke people
Geographic
distribution
Grassfields of western Cameroon
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Proto-languageProto-Bamileke
Subdivisions
  • Eastern Bamileke
  • Western Bamileke
ISO 639-2 / 5bai
Glottologbami1239

The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are:

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