Mono language (Cameroon) explained

Mono
States:Cameroon
Ethnicity:500 Dama
Speakers:300 Mono
Date:2001
Ref:e25
Speakers2:50 Dama (2002)
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Mbum–Day
Fam4:Mbum
Fam5:Northern Mbum
Fam6:Dama–Galke
Lc1:mru
Ld1:Mono
Lc2:dmm
Ld2:Dama
Glotto:mono1269
Glottoname:Mono
Glottorefname:Mono (Cameroon)
Glotto2:dama1267
Glottoname2:Dama
Glottorefname2:Dama (Cameroon)
Elp2:801
Elpname2:Dama

Mono is a moribund Mbum language spoken by older adults in northern Cameroon.

Dama, a closely related variety that may have been a dialect of Mono, is already extinct. It was located in the arrondissement of Rey Bouba (Mayo-Rey department, North Region).[1]

Distribution

Mono is spoken north of Rey Bouba, around Kongrong, and along the Mayo-Godi River (Rey Bouba commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region).[1]

Spoken by 1,100 speakers, Mono is in decline as speakers are shifting to Fulfulde.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Binam Bikoi. Charles. 2012. Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM). Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon. 1: Inventaire des langues. fr. Yaoundé. CERDOTOLA. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC). 9789956796069.