| Country | Speakers | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 260, 000 | (1982 SIL). West Province, most of Mifi Division (except extreme south and pockets north and west); Mifi Division, Bamendjou Subdivision; east Menoua Division; a pocket in south Bamboutos Division. Alternate names: Baloum, Bamileke-Bandjoun, Bandjoun, Banjoun-Baham, Banjun, Batie, Mahum, Mandju. Dialects: Ghomálá’ Central (Bandjoun, Jo, We, Hom, Yogam, Baham), Ghomálá’ North (Fusap, Lang), Ghomálá’ South (Te, Pa, Dengkwop), Ngemba (Bamenjou, Fu’da, Sa, Monjo, Meka, Mugum). Bameka, Bansoa, and Balessing are subdialects of South Ghomálá’, North Ghomálá’ has 2 subdialects, Central Ghomálá’ 4, and Ngemba 5. Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke |