Bafaw-Balong language explained

Bafaw
Nativename:Balong
States:Cameroon
Ethnicity:Bafaw people Balong people
Speakers:8,400
Date:1982
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Bantoid
Fam5:Bantu (Zone A.10)
Fam6:perhaps Sawabantu?
Fam7:Bafo–Bonkeng
Dia1:Fo’ (Bafaw)
Dia2:Long (Balong)
Iso3:bwt
Glotto:bafa1247
Glottorefname:Bafaw-Balong
Guthrie:A.13,141

Bafaw-Balong is a Bantu language of Cameroon. There are two divergent varieties, Fo’ (Bafaw, Bafo, Bafowu, Afo, Nho, Lefo’) and Long (Balong, Balon, Balung, Nlong, Valongi, Bayi, Bai), which are sometimes considered distinct languages.

The Bafaw and Balong people are two of several who call themselves Ngoe as they share a legendary origin with speakers of the Ngoe languages, but their language is not part of that group.