Balo language

Grassfields language of Cameroon
Balo
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
2,200 (2000)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Southern Bantoid
        • Grassfields
          • Southwest
            • Balo
Dialects
  • Alunfa
Language codes
ISO 639-3bqo
Glottologbalo1264

Balo is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. Alunfa is distinct and perhaps should be considered a different language.

Balo and Alunfa are poorly documented and for a time had been considered Tivoid languages.

References

  1. ^ Balo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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