Southwest Grassfields languages
Branch of the Grassfields languages
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The Southwest Grassfields, traditionally called Western Momo when considered part of the Momo group or when Momo is included in Grassfields, are a small branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western grassfields of Cameroon.
Geographic
distributionCameroon
distributionCameroon
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
- Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Southern Bantoid
- Grassfields
- Southwest Grassfields
- Grassfields
- Southern Bantoid
- Benue–Congo
| Southwest Grassfields | |
|---|---|
| Western Momo | |
| Geographic distribution | Cameroon |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo?
|
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sout3181 |
The languages are Manta (Tanka, Batakpa), Balo (Alunfa), Osatu, Busam, Menka–Atoŋ.
Several of these have been classified as Tivoid, a position reflected in Ethnologue.
