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Makaa

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mcp

Population	80,000 (1987 SIL).
Region	East Province, north Upper Nyong Division, Messamena, Abong-Mbang, Doume, Nguelemendouka Subdivisions.
Language maps	Southeastern Cameroon, reference number 243 Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 243
Alternate names	Mekaa, South Makaa, South Mekaa
Dialects	Bebent (Bebende, Biken, Bewil, Bemina), Mbwaanz, Sekunda. Related to Byep [mkk], Kol [biw].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Makaa-Njem (A.80)
Language development	Dictionary. Bible portions: 2000.
Writing system	Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anderson, Stephen C., editor. 1991. Tone in five languages of Cameroon.  

Clayton, Fiona and others. 2000. "SALT 98: a short-term literacy team in Cameroon."

Heath, Daniel and Teresa Heath. 1982. A phonology of the mǝkaa language.

Heath, Daniel and Teresa Heath. 1984. "Relative clauses in mǝkaa."

Heath, Daniel P. and Teresa A. Heath. 1994. "Preposed constituents and discontinuities in Makaa discourse."

Heath, Daniel, editor. 1989. Lexique mǝkaá-français.

Heath, Daniel. 1991. "Tense and aspect in Makaa."  

Heath, Daniel. 1991. "Tone in the Makaa associative construction."  

Heath, Teresa. 2003. "Makaa (A83)."

Vernacular Publications

Kálá tow mǝ́ cɛɛl bǝ nkweny. 1999.

Laŋ a mpwoŋ buud mǝkaa. 1992.

Manuel pour lire et écrire la langue mǝkaá. 1985.

Manuel pour lire et écrire la langue məkaa. 1996.

Mbií bwó dʉ́ sâ mǝnyáŋ mǝ́ soja yí. 2000.

Mǝbyaŋ mǝ́ mǝ́bwas mǝ́ ífambǝ́: Mbií bǝ́ dʉ́ bǝla nǝ nwǝ yí. 1992.

Məcûŋ má məbwas. 2002.

Mikaanǝ́ mí mǝkaá 1. 1996.

Mikanda mí mǝ́kaá. 1983.

Nǝcé jí shé mǝ́ dʉ bǝ nǝ mishwóómbú. 1989.

Shé mɔ́ jíí mɔtâŋ 2. 2002.

Shè ŋgǝ jííg ló̧lǝ 2 (Syllabaire en langue mǝkaá tome 2). 2003.

Shé ŋgǝ́ jíígʉ́lǝ lóólǝ. 1990.

Textes selectionnés. 1997.

Zə á də ibu̵lú?. 2002.