Grassfields languages

Grassfields languages

Infobox Language family
name=Grassfields
region=Nigeria and Cameroon
familycolor=Niger-Congo
fam2=Atlantic-Congo
fam3=Benue-Congo
fam4=Bantoid
fam5=Southern Bantoid
child1=Ring Road (or Ring; Kom)
child2=Eastern Grasslands (Bamun)
child3="Menchum"
child4=Momo
child5="Ndemli"
child6=Mundani

The Grassfields languages are a sub-branch of Benue-Congo and a sister group to the Bantu languages. Better-known Grassfields peoples include the Bamun and Bamileke.

The Grassfields languages are sometimes classified on two levels, "Wide Grassfields," which includes all the languages, and "Narrow Grassfields," which excludes Menchum and the Momo languages. However, the memberships of the various groups are still somewhat fluid.


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