Bafia language (Cameroon)

People	Bekpak
Language	Rikpa

Kpa’
Kpa’
Bafia
Rikpa
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Bafia people
Native speakers	(60,000 cited 1991)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone A) Bafia languages (A.50) Kpa’; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Ripey (Bape);
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ksf
Glottolog	bafi1243
Guthrie code	A.53

The Bafia language is a Bantu language spoken by 60,000 people in Cameroon according to 1991 figures.^[3]

Overview[]

It is used in the Bafia subdivision of the Mbam and Inoubou Division in Center Province in southwestern Cameroon.^[3] There are two varieties, Kpa and Pey.^[3] The former referred to the language was Rɨkpa, and to themselves as Bekpak; the latter Rɨpey. Pey may be a distinct language.^[4]

References[]

^ Kpa’ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Bafia, Ethnologue, 1991, access date 30-03-2012
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[e18-1] Kpa’ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[beth-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Bafia, Ethnologue, 1991, access date 30-03-2012

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Kpa’
Bafia
Rikpa
Native to	Cameroon
Ethnicity	Bafia people
Native speakers	(60,000 cited 1991)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone A) Bafia languages (A.50) Kpa’
Dialects	Ripey (Bape)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ksf`
Glottolog	`bafi1243`
Guthrie code	`A.53`^[2]