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800

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Endangered Languages in Central Africa
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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

800

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Year of info

2007

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

~800

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Year of info

2007

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Other languages used

Basaa, Bakoko, Yambassa

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Endangered

Native Speakers Worldwide

800

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Year of info

2010

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

4.2012,10.7858

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Threatened

Native Speakers Worldwide

~5,000

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Ethnic Population

~800

Non-monolingual speakers

All

More about speakers

"The Ethnologue (11th edition) gives the number of Bati speakers as 5,500, whereas ALCAM gives a figure of less than 5,000. The present population is estimated by the administration at 7-800."

Year of info

1992

Location and Context

Countries

Kelleng, Mbougué, Nyambat and Ndokbikim villages in the Ndom Sub-Division, Sanaga-Maritime Division, in the Littoral Province of Cameroon

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Location description

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Government support

None

Institutional support

None

Speakers' attitudes

Positive

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

None

Other writing systems

No data

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Other languages used

Basaa, Bakoko, Eton, Yambassa, French

Domains of other languages

School, Church, Marketplace

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

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Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

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Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

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Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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Other languages used

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

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Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

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Institutional support

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

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Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

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Institutional support

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

More on writing systems

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Other languages used

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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No data

Other languages used

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

No data

Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

More on writing systems

No data

Other languages used

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Domains of other languages

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Elder Speakers

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Ethnic Population

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

No data

Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

No data

Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

No data

Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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No data

Other languages used

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Elder Speakers

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Non-monolingual speakers

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

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Institutional support

No data

Speakers' attitudes

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Standard orthography

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

Coordinates

No data

Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

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Script (Writing system)

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Other writing systems

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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Year of info

1973

Location and Context

Countries

Cameroon

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Location description

"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

Government support

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"Bati, Dép. de Bamboutas, (East) Cameroun"

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  1. Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled by research teams at University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute for Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) at Eastern Michigan University
    2012. "Endangered Languages Catalogue Project. Compiled By Research Teams At University of Hawai'i Mānoa and Institute For Language Information and Technology (LINGUIST List) At Eastern Michigan University."
  2. Endangered Languages in Central Africa
    Bruce Connell. 2007. "Endangered Languages in Central Africa." In Language Diversity Endangered, edited by Matthias Brenzinger. 163-178. Mouton de Gruyter.
  3. Africa
    Dimmendaal, Gerrit J. and F. K. Erhard Voeltz. 2007. "Africa." In Encyclopedia of the World's Endangered Languages, edited by Christopher Moseley. Routledge.
  4. Bati survey report
    Grant, Caroline A. 1992. "Bati Survey Report." 6. Summer Inst. for Linguistics (SIL); Min. of Higher Education, Computer Services and Scientific Research, Cameroon.
  5. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger
    Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)
    http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas
  6. Esquisse phonologique du ti, parler des ti de la province de l’ouest-Cameroun
    Jean Nusi. Esquisse Phonologique Du Ti, Parler Des Ti De La Province De L’ouest-Cameroun. PhD thesis, Université de Yaoundé I, 1986. Online: http://pubman.mpdl.mpg.de/pubman/item/escidoc:403573:4/component/escidoc:403572/ti_nusi1986_o.pdf.
    http://pubman.mpdl.mpg.de/pubman/item/escidoc:403573:4/component/escidoc:403572/ti_nusi1986_o.pdf
  7. Benue-Congo Comparative Wordlist
    Kay Williamson. 1973. "Benue-Congo Comparative Wordlist." II: University of Ibadan, Nigeria: West African Linguistic Society.
  8. Die Sprachverhältnisse in Kamerun
    Meinhof, Carl. 1895. "Die Sprachverhältnisse in Kamerun." In ZAOS, I: 138-163.
  9. Notes on Gawar-Bati
    Morgenstierne, Georg. 1950. "Notes On Gawar-Bati." , no. 11-62. Oslo: Jacob Dybwad.
  10. A comparative study of the Bantu and semi-Bantu languages
    Johnston, Harry Hamilton. 1919/22. "A Comparative Study of the Bantu and Semi-Bantu Languages." 2 vols: xi, 819, map; xii, 544. Clarendon Press.