Noni language explained

Noni
Region:Cameroon
Date:2005–2008
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Southern Bantoid
Fam6:Noni
Dia2:Ncane
Dia3:Mungong
Dia1:Noone
Lc2:ncr
Ld2:Ncane
Lc1:nhu
Ld1:Noone
Script:Latin
Glotto:noon1243
Glottoname:Noone
Glotto2:ncan1245
Glottoname2:Ncane-Mungong
Glottorefname2:Ncane-Mungong

The Noni language, also called Noone, is an Eastern Beboid language of the Niger–Congo family in Cameroon. The Noone, Ncane, and Mungong varieties are sometimes considered three distinct Noni languages. Ethnologue reports that Ncare is 88% lexically similar with Noone, and 84% with Saari (Nsari).

Noni is the native language to 40,000 people in the country, particularly in the North West Province, the Bui Division and the northwest Kumbo Subdivision. Noone proper was used as the secret language in Indiana Jones.

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