Mankon language
| Mankon | |
|---|---|
| Ngemba | |
![]() Traditional Ngemba clothes  | |
| Native to | Cameroon | 
Native speakers  | 19,000 (2002)[1] (together with Mundum)  | 
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nge  (Mankon–Mundum) | 
| Glottolog | ngem1255  Ngemba (Mankon–Mundum) | 
Mankon is a Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon. It is closely related to Mundum and Mendankwe-Nkwen. Along with Mundum, it is called Ngemba. There are several distinct dialects: Mankunge (Ngemba), Nsongwa (Songwa, Bangwa), Shomba (Chomba, Bamechom), Mbutu (Bambutu), Njong (Banjong), Bagangu (Akum) and Alatening.

Culture
- Festivities among the ngemba
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References
- ^ Mankon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
 
External links
- Description of Mankon marriage procedure archived with Kaipuleohone
 
