Njerep language

Njerep
Njerup
Native toCameroon
RegionAdamawa Region, Cameroon
EthnicityNjerep people
Extinct1998[1]
4 (2018)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3njr
Glottolognjer1242
ELPNjerep
Njerep is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Njerep (Njerup) is a Mambiloid language spoken in the Adamawa Region of Cameroon. Njerep is essentially extinct, with only 4 people who speak it at home (in 2018).[2] Though word lists and grammatical information have been collected from these people, the information remains fragmented.

  1. ^ a b Connell, Bruce; Zeitlyn, David (1 June 2000). "Njerep a postcard from the edge". Studies in African Linguistics. 29 (1): 1–41. doi:10.32473/sal.v29i1.107369. S2CID 141021811.
  2. ^ Marques, Nuno (13 June 2018). "Quali sono le lingue meno parlate al mondo?" [What are the least spoken languages in the world?]. La rivista di Babbel (in Italian).