Limba language (Cameroon)

Limba
Limba
Malimba
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Limba
Native speakers	(2,200 cited 2001)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo languages Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Zone A Sawabantu Duala–Limba Limba; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mzd
Glottolog	mali1280
Guthrie code	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".^[3] Most speak Duala as the local lingua franca.

NativetoCameroon

EthnicityLimba

Native speakers

(2,200 cited 2001)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Atlantic–Congo
- Volta–Congo languages
  - Benue–Congo
    - Bantoid
      - Southern Bantoid
        Bantu
        Zone A
        Sawabantu
        Duala–Limba
        Limba

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Limba language (Cameroon)

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