Eastern Grassfields languages

Grassfields language branch of Cameroon

Eastern Grassfields
Mbam–Nkam
Geographic distribution	Cameroon
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantoid Grassfields Narrow Grassfields Eastern Grassfields
Subdivisions	Bamileke Ngemba Nkambe Nun
Glottolog	`mbam1249`

The Eastern Grassfields languages, spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon, are a branch of the Grassfields languages including Bamun, Yamba and Bamileke.

There are four or five branches to the family:

Nkambe languages (north)
Mbam–Nkam (south)

Nurse (2003) reports that Bamileke might be two branches.^{[citation needed]}

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Grassfields languages

Central	Babanki Bum Kom Kuk Kung Mmen Oku
Southern	Bamunka Kenswei Nsei Vengo Wushi
Western	Aghem Isu Laimbue Weh Zhoa
Other	Nso

Eastern
Grassfields

Western	Megaka Ngiemboon Ngombale Ngomba Ngwe Yemba
Eastern	Fe’fe’ Ghomálá’ Kwa’ Nda’nda’ Medumba

Metaʼ (Moghamo)
Ngamambo
Mundani
Ngie (Mengum)
Ngoshie
Ngwo (Basa, Konda)
Njen
Amasi

Others

Viti
? Ndemli
? Ambele
? Menchum (Befang)

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