The MakaaâÂÂNjem languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. They are coded Zone A.80 in Guthrie's classification.
According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), adding the Kako languages (Guthrie's A.90) forms a valid node, called PomoâÂÂBomwali (Kairn Klieman 1997).
Languages
Kako
The Guthrie Kako (A.90) languages are:
MakaaâÂÂNjem
The Guthrie MakaaâÂÂNjem (A.80) languages are:
Maho (2009) adds Shiwe (Oshieba) of central Gabon.
Glottolog classifies the languages as follows:
- MakaaâÂÂKako (A.80-90) languages:
- Kako (or Mkako, Nkoxo, Dikaka, Yaka)
- Kwakum (or Kpakum, Pakum, Bakum, Abakum, Abakoum, Akpwakum)
- Pol (or Pol, Pori, Pul) (Azom, Polri Kinda)
- Pomo-Kweso (Pomo, Kweso)
- MakaaâÂÂNjem (A.80) languages
- Bomwali (or Bomali, Boumoali, Bumali, Lino, Sangasanga)
- Yambe
- Mpoic languages:
- Mpongmpong (or Mpumpong, Pongpong, Mpompo, Mpopo, Mbombo, Bombo)
- Bekwil (or Bekwie, Bekwel, Bakwil, Bakwele, Okpele)
- Njemic languages:
- Koonzime (or Kooncimo, Koozhime, Koozime, Nzime)
- Njyem (or Nyem, Njem, Ndjem, Ndjeme, Ndzem, Ngyeme, Djem, Dzem)
- MpiemoâÂÂUkhwejo languages:
- Mpiemo (or Mpyemo, Mbyemo, Mbimou, Mbimu, Bimu, Mpo)
- Ukhwejo (or Benkonjo)
- Western A80 languages:
- Mvumboic languages:
- Gyele (or Guiele, Giele, Gieli, Gyeli, Bogyeli, Bondjiel, Bajeli, Babinga, Bakola, Bakuele, Bekoe, Likoya)
- Kwasio (or Kwassio, Bisio, Bissio, Bisiwo, Bujeba, Mabi, Mabea, Ngumba, Mgoumba, Ngoumba, Mvumbo)
- Shiwe (or Shiwa, Chiwa, Oshieba, Ossyeba)
- Makaaic languages:
- Byep-Besep (or North Makaa) (Byep, Besep)
- Makaa (or South Makaa)
- Kol (or Bikele-Bikay, Bikele-Bikeng, Bikélé, and Bekol)
- So (or Sso, Swo, Shwo, Fo)
Notes
References
- Gordon, Raymond G., Jr. (ed.) (2005). Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 15th ed. Dallas: SIL International. Retrieved 7 June 2006.