Fanji language
The Fanji language, Chuufiè (chufieʼ), is a Grassfields Bantu language and the language of the Bafanji people in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. There are approximately 17,000 speakers. The language has a rich system of tonal morphology, including reduplication involving adjectives.
| Fanji | |
|---|---|
| Bafanji | |
| Chuufieʼ | |
| Region | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Bafanji |
Native speakers | 17,000 (2008) |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bfj |
| Glottolog | bafa1249 |
Bafanji speakers, who number 8,500, call their language Chuufi. It is spoken south of Ndop in Ngoketunjia Department, Northwest Region. It is closely related to Bamali, Mengambo, and Bambalang.
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