Also Known As:
Kejom, Kedjom
Dialects & Varieties
Personal Communication on Babanki
Personal Communication on Babanki
Endangered
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
20,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Domains of Use
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
4
Transmission
Transmission 2
Most adults in the community are speakers, but children generally are not.
2
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
No results found.
Second-language speakers and learners
No results found.
Semi-speakers or rememberers
No results found.
Children:
No results found.
Young adults
10,000
Older adults
7,000
Elders
No results found.
Ethnic or community population
39,000
Year information was gathered
No results found.
Comments on speakers
Nearly everyone speaks Cameroon Pidgin English. It is common even between parents and children at home and English is the language of instruction in schools in the community. French is also used by a few people.
Location and Context
Countries
Kejom Ketinguh and Kejom Keku villages, Tubah Subdivision, Northwest Region, Cameroon
Location Description
No results found.
Government Support
None
Institutional Support
Some support from the Ga'a Kejom Development Committee
Speakers' Attitude
Speakers possess a wide range of attitudes toward Babanki. Some people have positive feelings, others are neutral and others have negative attitudes. Not many people think the language should be developed and/or preserved since it’s not an essential language of trade or education.
Other Languages Used By The Community
Cameroon Pidgin English, English
Number of Other Language Speakers:
Above 35,000
Domains of Other Languages:
Cameroon Pidgin English is used in all domains while English is used in Education
Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
No results found.
Writing system:
Latin-based script
Other writing systems used:
None
Comments on writing systems:
No results found.
Recent Resources
Babanki is an endangered Grassfields language spoken in Babanki Tungo and Big Babanki, northwest of
A Living Dictionary with audio recordings for Kejom (Babanki), created by Dr.