• Mankon-Koko

    Me and my language

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    “My culture is my identity!” -Vanda Koko
    Name:  Vanda Koko
    Contact: vanda4
    Preferred language name(s): Mankon
    Alternative names: Ngemba
    Language classification: Grassfields Bantu
    Geographical areas where spoken: North-West Region, Cameroon
    Approximate number of speakers: 18,000 (arguable)
    Other languages spoken in the community: English, French, Mendamkwe, Hausa, Arabic
    Official language(s) in your country: English, French
    Other language(s) in your country: 270 languages!!
    Does your language have a widely accepted writing system?
    Yes
    If yes, what materials are written? Dictionary, grammar, Bible, books and CDs

    Language Background
    My vitality assessment

    [Threatened]

    Inter-generational transmission:
    Most adults and some children are speakers.
    Absolute number of speakers:
    10000 – 99999
    Speaker number trends:
    About half of community members speak the language; speakers are diminishing.
    Domains of use of the language:
    Used in social domains with other languages; most value their language but some are indifferent; education and literacy programs are rare in the community; government has no policy regarding minority languages, though some outside institutions support the languages. 

    What have other sources said about your language?

    Reported # of speakers Vitality Assessment
    endangeredlanguages.com  N/A
    ethnologue.com  18,800 6a (vigorous)
    en.wikipedia.org

    Language Documentation Training Center