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| Yemba | |
|---|---|
| Ashuŋne yémba | |
| Dschang | |
| Region | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke |
Native speakers | ~500,000 (2023)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ybb |
| Glottolog | yemb1246 |
Yɛmba or Yemba, also Yémba or Bamiléké Dschang, is a major Bamileke language in West Region of Cameroon. It was approximately spoken by 500,000 or so people in the country in 2023.[1]
Despite originally being exclusively a spoken language, Yemba writing was developed by Maurice Tadadjeu (co-creator of the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages) and Steven Bird. Their team developed a small Yemba–French Dictionary covering French translations of over 3,000 Yemba words and expressions.[2] The Mmuock dialect also has a proposed orthography.
- ^ a b Yemba at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Bird, Steven; Maurice, Tadadjeu (1997). Petit Dictionnaire Yémba - Français (PDF). ANACLAC (Association Nationale des Comités de langues du Cameroun).
