Kali language explained

Kali
States:uncertain: Central African Republic or Cameroon
Speakers:?
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Mbum–Day
Fam4:Mbum
Fam5:Northern Mbum
Fam6:Dama–Galke
Iso3:none
Glotto:none

Kali is a presumably moribund Mbum language of northern Cameroon or the Central African Republic.

Distribution

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

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.