Kali language
| Kali | |
|---|---|
| Native to | uncertain: Central African Republic or Cameroon |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Kali is a presumably moribund Mbum language of northern Cameroon or the Central African Republic.
Distribution
[edit]Kali, or Kali-Dek, is found in scattered areas throughout the eastern part of Vina department (Belel commune), in the eastern part of the communes of Ngaoundéré (Vina department, Adamawa Region) and Meiganga (Mbere department, Adamawa Region), and the northern part of Lom-et-Djerem department (Garoua-Boulaï and Bétaré-Oya communes, Eastern Region). It is spoken by 7,438 speakers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
- Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)