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{{short description|Branch of the Bantoid family of Niger–Congo languages}}
{{Infobox language family
| name          = Southern Bantoid
| region        = [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], but not further west than [[Nigeria]]
| familycolor   = Niger-Congo
| fam2          = [[Atlantic–Congo languages|Atlantic–Congo]]
| fam3          = [[Volta–Congo languages|Volta–Congo]]
| fam4          = [[Benue–Congo languages|Benue–Congo]]
| fam5          = [[Bantoid languages|Bantoid]]
| protoname     = Proto-Southern Bantoid
| child1        = [[Bendi languages|Bendi]]
| child2        = [[Tivoid languages|Tivoid]]
| child3        = [[East Beboid languages|East Beboid]]
| child4        = [[Fang language (Cameroon)]]
| child5        = [[Buru–Angwe language|Buru–Angwe]]
| child6        = [[Mamfe languages|Mamfe]] (Nyang)
| child7        = [[Bikya language|Furu]] †
| child8        = [[Ekoid languages|Ekoid]]–[[Mbe language|Mbe]]
| child9        = [[West Beboid languages|West Beboid]] ?
| child10       = [[Grassfields languages|Grassfields]]
| child11       = [[Bishuo language|Bishuo]] †
| child12       = [[Busuu language|Busuu]] †
| child13       = [[Bantu languages|Bantu]]
| glotto        = sout3152
| glottorefname = Southern Bantoid
| map           = Map of the Southern Bantoid languages.svg
| mapcaption    = The Southern Bantoid languages shown within the Niger–Congo language family. Non-Southern Bantoid languages are greyscale.
}}

'''Southern Bantoid''' (or '''South Bantoid''') is a branch of the [[Bantoid languages|Bantoid language family]]. It consists of the [[Bantu languages]] along with several small branches and isolates of eastern [[Nigeria]] and west-central [[Cameroon]] (though the affiliation of some branches is uncertain). Since the Bantu languages are spoken across most of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], Southern Bantoid comprises 643 languages as counted by ''[[Ethnologue]]'', though many of these are [[mutually intelligible]].<ref>McWhorter, J. 2001. The Power of Babel (p. 81-82). Freeman-Times-Henry Holt, New York.</ref>

==History==
{{Stack|[[File:Map of the Southern Bantoid languages of Nigeria and Cameroon.svg|thumb|300x300px|The Southern Bantoid branches of Nigeria and Cameroon]]}}
Southern Bantoid was first introduced by Williamson in a proposal that divided [[Bantoid languages|Bantoid]] into North and South branches.<ref>Williamson, Kay (1989) 'Niger–Congo Overview'. In: ''The Niger–Congo languages'', ed. by John Bendor-Samuel, 3–45. University Press of America.</ref>

The unity of the North Bantoid group was subsequently called into question, and Bantoid itself may be [[polyphyletic]], but the work did establish Southern Bantoid as a valid genetic unit, something that has not happened for (Narrow) Bantu itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/General/Niger-Congo%20an%20alternative%20view.pdf |author=Roger Blench |title=Niger-Congo classification : Niger-Congo: an alternative view |website=Rogerblench.info |accessdate=2017-07-07}} </ref>

==Internal classification==
According to Williamson and Blench, Southern Bantoid is divided into the various [[Narrow Bantu]] languages, [[Jarawan languages|Jarawan]], [[Tivoid languages|Tivoid]], [[Beboid languages|Beboid]], [[Mamfe languages|Mamfe]] (Nyang), [[Grassfields languages|Grassfields]] and [[Ekoid languages|Ekoid]] families.<ref>Williamson, Kay & Blench, Roger (2000) 'Niger–Congo', in Heine, Bernd and Nurse, Derek (eds) ''African Languages – An Introduction.'' Cambridge: Cambridge University press, pp.&nbsp;11–42.</ref> The [[Bendi languages]] are of uncertain classification; they have traditionally been classified with [[Cross River languages|Cross River]], but they may actually be Southern Bantoid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Bantoid/General/Blench%20Bantu%20IV%20Berlin%20Bantoid%202011.pdf|title='The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu|last=Blench|first=Roger|date=2011|publisher=Humboldt University|location=Berlin|page=17}}</ref> Blench suggests that Tivoid, Momo (ex-Grassfields) and East Beboid may form a group, perhaps with the uncertain languages [[Esimbi language|Esimbi]] and [[Buru–Angwe language|Buru–Angwe]]:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Bantoid/Tivoid/General/Tivoid%20comparative.pdf|title=The Tivoid Languages|last=Blench|first=Roger|date=2010|pages=12, 15}}</ref>

*? '''[[Bendi languages|Bendi]]'''
* '''Tivoid–Beboid''': [[Tivoid languages|Tivoid]], ''[[Esimbi language|Esimbi]]'', [[East Beboid languages|East Beboid]], ? ''[[Buru–Angwe language|Buru–Angwe]]'', ? ''[[Menchum language|Menchum]]''
*'''[[West Beboid languages|West Beboid]]''' (geographic)
*'''[[Furu languages|Furu]]'''
* '''[[Mamfe languages|Mamfe]]'''
* '''Ekoid–Mbe''': [[Ekoid languages|Ekoid]], ''[[Mbe language|Mbe]]''
*[[Grassfields languages|'''Grassfields''']]: [[Ring languages|Ring]], [[Eastern Grassfields languages|Eastern Grassfields]] (Mbam–Nkam), [[Momo languages|Momo]], ? ''[[Ndemli language|Ndemli]]'', [[Southwest Grassfields languages|Southwest Grassfields]] (Western Momo), ? ''[[Ambele language|Ambele]]''
*[[Narrow Bantu languages|'''Narrow Bantu''']], [[Jarawan languages|Jarawan]]–[[Mbam languages|Mbam]]

===Grollemund (2012)===
Classification of Southern Bantoid by Grollemund (2012):<ref>Grollemund, Rebecca. 2012. ''[http://www.evolution.reading.ac.uk/~vy904310/pdf/Grollemund_2012_classification%20bantu%20NO.pdf Nouvelles approches en classification : Application aux langues bantu du Nord-Ouest]''. Ph.D Dissertation, Université Lumière Lyon 2, Lyon, 550 pp.</ref>

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|1=[[Grassfields languages|Wide Grassfields]]
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|1=A40-60-[[Jarawan languages|Jarawan]] + A31 ([[Mbam languages|Mbam]], [[Jarawan languages|Jarawan]], [[Bube language|Bube]])
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==Numerals==
Comparison of numerals in individual languages:

{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="font-size: 85%"
! Classification !! Language !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10
|-
| Bantu || [[ISO 639:lug|Luganda]]
|| emu  || bbiri || ssatu ||  nnya || ttaano  ||  mukaaga  || musanvu || munaana  || mwenda || kkumi
|-
| Ndemli|| [[ISO 639:nml|Ndemli]] || mɔ̀hɔ́ || ífɛ́ || ítáá || ítʃìjè || ítâŋ || tóhó || sàᵐbá || fɔ̀ːmɔ́ || bùʔɛ̀ || dʒòm
|-
| Tikar || [[ISO 639:tik|Tikar]] || mbɔʔ || ɓî || lê || ɲî || ʃæ̃̂ || ɸyulu || ʃâmɓì || nìnì || tæ̂nì || wûm
|-
| Tivoid || [[ISO 639:ags|Esimbi]] (1) || kēnə̄ || mə̄rākpə̄ || mākə̄lə̄ || mōɲī || mātə̄nə̀ || mālālə̄ || mātə̄nə̀ mə̄rākpə̄ (5+ 2) || mōɲìōɲī           (4+ 4) || mātə̄nə̀ mōɲī    (5 + 4) || būɣù
|-
| Tivoid || [[ISO 639:ags|Esimbi]] (2) || ɔ-nə || râkpə || á-kələ || oɲí || a-tənə || a-lələ || à-tən râkpə (5+ 2) || ò-ɲi o-ɲí   (4+ 4) || à-tən o-ɲí  (5 + 4) || bùɣù
|-
| Tivoid || [[ISO 639:ass|Ipulo]] || émɔ̀ || víàl || vétàt || véɲì || vétàn || véɾátúm || véɾátúm nɔ̀mɔ̀ (6 + 1) || víɲèɲí || víɲèɲí nɔ̀mɔ̀  (8 + 1) || épɔ́ːt
|-
| Tivoid || [[ISO 639:uiv|Iyive]] || mɔ̌m || hjâl || tàt || ɲîn || táŋə̀n || kə̀lə̀kə̀tàt || kə̀lə̀kə̀tàt kàt mɔ̀mú (6 + 1) || kíníkìnì || táŋìɲìn  (5 + 4 ??) || pùɛ̀
|-
| Tivoid || [[ISO 639:tiv|Tiv]] || mɔ̀ḿ / mɔ́m || úhár || útáŕ || únjì: || útã́ː || átérátáŕ || útã́ː kàː úhár (5 + 2) || ániènì || útã́ː kàː únjì: (5 + 4) || púè / púwè
|-
| Grassfields, Menchum || [[ISO 639:bby|Befang]] || móʔ  (~mʊ́ʔ) || fe || táí || ɪ̀kᶣà (ɪ̀kɥà) || ɪ̀tʲə̂n || ⁿdʊ̀fú || èkᶣànátáí (4 and 3) i.e. (4+ 3) || éfómó || étʲə̂nékᶣà (5+ 4) || éɣúm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:fmp|Fe'fe']] (1) || ʃʉʔ || pʉ́ɒ́ || tāā || kwɒ̀ || tíì || ntɔ́hɔ́ || sə̀mbʉ́ɒ́ || hə̌ || vʉ̀ʔʉ̄ || ɣǎm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:fmp|Fe'fe']] (2) || ŋʃʉʔ || pʉ́ə || táá || kwà || tiì || ntóɣó || sə̀mbʉ́ə́ || hə́ə́ || vʉ́ʔʉ́ || ɣám
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:bbj|Ghomala]] || yə́mūʔ || yə́pwə́ || yə́tá || yápfʉə̀ || yə́tɔ̂ || ntɔ̀kə́ || sɔmbwə́ə || hɔ̌m || vʉ̀ʔʉ́ || ɣǎm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:xmg|Mengaka (Megaka)]] || yimɔʔɔ / mɔʔ || yipá /pa || yitét / tét || nəkʷɔ̀ || yitɛ || ntɔ̌ || sambá || nəhǎ || nəvøʔ || nəɣám
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:nnz|Nda'nda']] || ŋtʃɔ̀ʔ || pə́ɣə́ || té || kwò || tɔ̀ || tó || sòmbə̀ɣə̀ || χóp || vɨ̀ʔ || ɣáp
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:nnh|Ngiemboon]] || mmɔ́ʼɔ́ [m̩̀mɔ́ʔɔ́] || mbʉ́a [m̩̀bɯ́á] || ntá [ǹ̩tá] || lekùa [lèkùȁ] || ntʉ̂a [ɳ̩̀ʈɯ́à] || ntɔɡɔ́ [ǹ̩tɔ̀ʁɔ́] || sɔɔn mbʉ́a [sɔ̃̀ːm̩̀bɯ́á] || lefɔ̌ɔn [lèfɔ̃̌ː] || lepfwɔʼɔ́ [lèpfwɔ̀ʔɔ́] || leɡém [lèɣə́m]
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:jgo|Ngomba]] || yemoʔ || yépá || yétát || yénékwa || yeta || yenentúku || sambá || yénéfom || yenepfúʔú || neɡʉ́m
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:nla|Ngombale]] || tá || pwó || tárə || kwo || taa || toɣə || saabwó || ləfaa || ləpfuʔú || ləɡham
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:nwe|Ngwe]] || mɔʔfi || -biə || -tat || lɛkwə || -tɛ || -ntuli || saambiə || lɛfɔ || lɛʙə̌ʔá || lɛ̄ɣɛ̀m
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Bamileke || [[ISO 639:ybb|Yemba (Dschang)]] || wɔ́ mɔʔɔ́ || mé piá || mé tét || lekwa || metā || ntukɔ́ || ésabiā || lefá || levuʔɔ́ || leɣɛ̄m
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:azo|Awing]] (1) || mɔ̌ || pɛ́ || térə́ || nə̀kwà || ténə̀ || tóɣə́ || sàmbɛ́ || nə̀fémə́ || nə̀púʔə́ || nə̀ɣə́mə́
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:azo|Awing]] (2) || mɔh || pəːə || teːre || kwa || taa || ntuɡu || saːmbe || nɨfeːme || nɨpueh || nɨɡeːme
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:bfd|Bafut]] (1) || mɔ́ʔɔ̂ || báà || tárə̀ || kwàà || ntáà || ntóʔò || sàmbà || fwámə́ || kwálìʔí / nɨ̀bùʔû || tàwûm / nɨ̀wûm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:bfd|Bafut]] (2) || mɔʔɔ̂ || baa || tarə || kwà || ǹtaà || ntoʔo || sàmbà || fwamə || kwalɛ̀ʔɛ || tàɡhûm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:baw|Bambili-Bambui]] (1) || mɔ̀ʔɔ̀ || bə̀ɡə̀ || tyè || kyà || tɔ̀ɔ̀ || ntúú || ʃàmbà || nɨ̀fɔ̀ɔ̀ || nɨ̀bɛ̀ʔɛ̀ || nɨ̀ɣám
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:baw|Bambili-Bambui]] (2) || mɔʔɔ || bɨɡə || tyé || kɥa || tɔː || n-túː || ʃambá || nɨ-fɔː || nɨ-bɛʔɛ || nɨ-ɣám
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:bqt|Bamukumbit]] || m²mɔʔɔ⁷⁷ or tɑʔ || bɛ, bɨbɛ, mɨmbɛ || tɑrɨ, bɨ²tɑː⁷⁵ɾə², mɨntɑrɨ || nɨkwɑ, bɨnɨkwɑ, mɨnkwɑ || jitɑ̃, bɨtɑ̃, mɨntɑ̃ || jintoʔ, bɨntoʔ, mɨntoʔ || ʃɑmbɛ, bɨʃɑmbɛ, mɨʃɑmbɛ || nɨfɔ̃, bɨnɨfɔ̃, mɨnɨfɔ̃ || nɨ²buʔ²¹, bɨnɨbuʔ, mɨnɨbuʔ || nɨwũ
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:mfd|Mendankwe-Nkwen]] || mɔ̄h || bəɡə || tarɔ || kua || tan || ntɔ̄ || sāmbā || nəfah || nəbuɔ̄h || nəɣəm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:baw|Mbəkum (Mankon)]] (1) || mɔ́ʔɔ̂ || bâ || tárə̂ || kwà || tánə̀ || ntúɣú || sàmbà || nɨ̀fámə́ || nɨ̀bùʔû || nɨ̀ɣɨ̂m
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:baw|Ngemba (Mankon)]] (2) || mɔ́ʔɔ́ || bǎ || táré || kwà || tâŋ || ntúɡhə̂ || sámbǎ || nɨ̀fə̂ŋ || nɨ̀bvùʔə́ || nɨ̀wúmə̀
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Ngemba || [[ISO 639:pny|Pinyin]] || mɔ́ʔɔ̀ || páá || táɾə̀ || kwà || tânə̀ || ǹtô || sàmbâ || nə̀fámə̂ || nə̀pùʔə̂ || nə̀wúmə̀
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe || [[ISO 639:kdz|Kwaja]] || mũũ ˧˩ || baa ˦˧ || ta ˦ || kɥ ˧˩ || tɔ̃ ˦˧ || tɔ̃ ˨ fũ ˧ || sə ˨ mba ˧˨ || wɔ ˦ ŋkxɨt ˦ || bə ˦ ʁət ˨ || wəm˦
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe || [[ISO 639:lmp|Limbum]] (1) || mɔ̀ʔsíɾ || báː || táːɾ || kjèː || tâ || ntūːnfú || sàːmbâ || wāːmí || bɨ̀ʔɨ̂ / bɨ̀ɾɨ̂ || ɾɨ
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe || [[ISO 639:lmp|Limbum]] (2) || mòʔsír || báā || táar || kyèe || tâ || ntūunfú || sàambâ || wāamé || bʉ̀ʔʉ̂ || rʉ̂ʉ
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe || [[ISO 639:nfu|Mfumte (Koffa)]] || mìʔincí || bʉ́à || tó || kweé || tóŋ || ntunfúu || sɔ̀mbaa || wáamí || búum || húʔum
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe || [[ISO 639:yam|Yamba]] || mòʔfís || bá || tɛʔ || kwè || tàŋ || ntuuŋfú || sàmbâ || fwamɛʔ || və̀kɛʔ || húm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bbw|Baba1 (Papia)]] (1) || mɔ̀ʔ || mbá || ntí || kúá || tè || ntíóʔó || kpataɾ || fómə́ || ʃìpó || kòɣəm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bbw|Baba (Papia)]] (2) || jimàa / jímɔ̀ || jípàa / ji mbá || ji tára / ji ntíi || ji kwà / kpa  || ji tè || ntúwó / tuʔo || kwàtar / kpataɾ || fómə || tʃìpóo / ʃipɔ || kòɣəm / ɣəm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bfj|Bafanji]] || jimuʔu / muʔu³⁵ / tiʔæ⁵³ || jipɑɑ / piæ³⁵ || jitii / tii³⁵ || jikwə / kwə³ || jintɑ̃ĩ⁵³ / tɑ̃ĩ⁵³ || jintou / ntou⁵ || jikwætæ / kwætæ³⁵ || jifũɔ̃ / fũɔ̃⁵ || jipuʔu / puʔu³⁵ || jiɣwũ / ɣwũ⁵³
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bbq|Bamali (Papia)]] || mʷəʔə || pɛt || tɛt || kʷa || ta || ntɔ || kʷatʃø || nəfɔː || nəpuʔu || nəɣu
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bmo|Bambalang]] || tɛʔi || paa || tɾe || kʰwɛ || tiɛ̃ || ntiɡaw || kwatʃəɨ || fuõ || ndipoʔu || wuŋ
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bax|Bamun (Shupamen)]] (1) || mòʔ || mbàá || tɛ́t || pkà || tɛ̀n || ntú || sàmbà || fámə́ || kóvýʔ || ɣə́m
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bax|Bamun (Bamum)]] (2) || ímoʔ || ípáa || ítɛt || ípkwà || ítɛ̀n || ítúu || ísamba || ífámə || ívʉ̀ʔʉ́ || ɣóm
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:bgj|Bangolan]] || mɔ̀ || mbǎ || tét || kpà || tíjē || ǹtúhù || kpáte̙t || fó || tʃɛ̀ŋɔ́ʔɔ̀ || vwó
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:byv|Medumba]] || ntʃɯ̀ʔ || bɔ̂ || t̪át || kwà || t̪ân || ndɔ́ɣə́ || sàmbɔ̂ || fúmə́ || bwə̀ʔə́ || ɣám
|-
| Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nun || [[ISO 639:mhk|Mungaka (Bali)]] || ɲín || íbáā || itɛ́t || ikwà || itàn || intwúʔ || kwàtát || ifúm || sʉibɔ́m || ɣóm / wɔm
|-
| Grassfields, Momo || [[ISO 639:mgo|Moghamo]] || ímɔ̄ʔ || íbē || ítád || íkwē || ítã || tìfóɣə́ || sàmbé || fàmí || àbōɡ || ìɣùm
|-
| Grassfields, Momo || [[ISO 639:mnf|Mundani]] || yea-mɔʔ || bebe || betat || bekpì || betã̀ã̂ || bentùa || besã̀ã̀mbe || befã̀ã || bebə̀ʔa || èɣɛm
|-
| Grassfields, Momo || [[ISO 639:nbv|Ngamambo]] (1) || -mɔ̀ʔ || be || tád || kwè || tân || rɨ̀fúɣɔ́ / rʌ̀fúɣɔ́ || sàmbe || fàam || bɔ̀ɔk || ɣum
|-
| Grassfields, Momo || [[ISO 639:nbv|Ngamambo]] (2) || -mɔ̀ʔ || bé || tɑ́t || kwè || tɑ̂n || rɨ̀fúɣə́ || sɑ̀mbé || fɑ̌m || ə̀bɔ̌k || wúm
|-
| Grassfields, Momo || [[ISO 639:ngj|Ngie]] (1) || ìfìŋ || ìbǐɡə || ìtá || ìkjùɡə || ìtɨŋ || ìfəw || ìsàmbìɡə || ìfɨŋì || àbəw || ìwùm
|-
| Grassfields, Momo || [[ISO 639:ngj|Ngie]] (2) || ìfìŋ || ìbǐɡ || ìtá || ìkɥǐɡ || ìtʉ̄ŋ || ìfœ́ || ìsàmbǐɡ || ìfɔ̌ŋ || àbœ̀ || ìwùm
|-
| Grassfields, Momo || [[ISO 639:ngn|Ngwo]] || ŋwāʔ || fjēː || tɛ́d || kwɛ̀ || tân || m̀fó || sàːmbjɛ̄ || fwɔ̌ː || kɔ̄ː || wūm
|-
| Grassfields, Ring || [[ISO 639:bvm|Bamunka]] (1) || mɔ̌ʔ || buǔ || tiâ || kʷì || taâ || ntɨ̌ʔ || tə́kʷiǐtiâ (4 + 3) ? || fɔ̌ŋ || bɔ̀mɔ̂ʔ  (10–1) ? || wûŋ
|-
| Grassfields, Ring || [[ISO 639:bvm|Bamunka]] (2) || mɔʔ L || buː RF || tià F || kʷi L || ta F || ntʉ̀ʔ F || təkʷitia HHF (4 + 3) ? || fɔ̃ R || bɔmɔʔ R (10–1) ? || wũ L
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| Grassfields, Ring || [[ISO 639:bse|Wushi]] || mùɔ́ʔ || bā || tɨ́ə̀ʔ || tsə̀ || tɛ́ɛ̀ || ǹtùɔ́ʔ || tsə̀tɨ́ə̀ʔ (4 + 3) || fə́mə́ || bùfə̀mùɔ́ʔ (10–1) ? || vóó
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| Grassfields, Ring, Center || [[ISO 639:bbk|Babanki (Kejom)]] || mùʔ || bò || táʔ || kàʔ || tàn || ǹtʉ̀fə́ || sòmbô || fwòmə́ || àbʉ̀múʔ (10–1) || wúm
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| Grassfields, Ring, Center || [[ISO 639:bmv|Bum]] || mɔ̀k || bà || tât || kìk || tân || túfá || sàmbâ || fâmá || búlá mɔ̀k (10–1) || ìwûm
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| Grassfields, Ring, Center || [[ISO 639:bkm|Kom]] || nòʔ || bò || tal || kàe / kæ̀ || tâyn || ntufa || nsòmbo / nsombô || nfama || bulamòʔ || ivɨm
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| Grassfields, Ring, Center || [[ISO 639:kfn|Kuk]] || mɔ̀ʔ || bòː || tóː || kɪ̀ːkò || tâː || tóːfə́ || sōːmboː || fāːmə́ || buː́mɔ̀ʔ (? -1)? || íɣə̄m
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| Grassfields, Ring, Center || [[ISO 639:kfl|Kung]] || mɔ̀ʔ || bə̀ː || tə́ː || kʲə̀kə̀ || tàʲ || tūːfə́ || sɛ̀ːⁿbɛː || fɛ̀ːmə́ || bólímɔ̀ʔ (? -1)? || ìɣə̄m
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| Grassfields, Ring, Center || [[ISO 639:bfm|Mmen]] || mɔ̀ʔ || pɛ᷆ || tá || kjā || tâɲ || tūfɜ́ || sɛ̄mbɛ᷇ || fāmmɜ́ || pʊ̄lɜ̄mɔ̀ʔ (10–1) || ēɣə̆̀m
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| Grassfields, Ring, Center || [[ISO 639:oku|Oku]] || mɔɔ || baa || taa || kwɪʲ || tan || ntuufə || saamba || ɛfaamə || buumək || ɛvəm
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| Grassfields, Ring, East || [[ISO 639:lns|Lamnso']] || mɔ̀ʔɔ́n || bàà || táár || kwɛ̀ɛ̀ || tàn || ntùùfú || sààmbà || wāāmɛ́ || bvə̀ʔə̀ || ɣwə̀m
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| Grassfields, Ring, West || [[ISO 639:agq|Aghem]] (1) || mɔ̀ʔ || bə̀ˠà || tə́ˠá || tʃʲàkò || tɛ̀ʲ || tǔ̞ː || sə̀ˠàⁿbə̄ˠā || ɪ́fǎː || tɛ̄ⁿdzū̞ˠū̞ || ɪ́ɣə̄m
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| Grassfields, Ring, West || [[ISO 639:agq|Aghem]] (2) || mɒ̀ʔ || bɨ̀ɣà || tɨ́ɣá || cìakɔ̀ || tɛ̀ || tǒo || sɨ̀ɣàmbɨ̀ɣà || ɛ́ʔfáa || tèndzùɣò || é-ʔɣɨ́m
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| Grassfields, Ring, West || [[ISO 639:isu|Isu]] || mɔ̀ʔ || bèː(bè) || tsíː || tʃàʔì || tàː || ntsìfɔ́ŋ || sèmbè || fáːmə́ || bùkə́ || ívə̄m
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| Grassfields, Ring, West || [[ISO 639:lmx|Laimbue]] || mòʔ || bò || tó || kjə̀ʔ || táì || tɔ̀ɔ́ || sùmbô || ìfámá || bə́lə́mɔ̀ʔ || ɨɣɨ́m
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| Grassfields, Ring, West || [[ISO 639:weh|Weh]] || mó || bə̀ɣə́ || tə̀ɣə́ || kaikə́ || tá || tùbə́ || səɣ-mbə̀ɣ || ifám || tàndzú || iɣə́m
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| Yemne-Kimbi || [[ISO 639:muc|Ajumbu]] || mʷə̀ || fʲə̂ŋ || tò || ɲì || kpɛ̂ || kʲàtò || nàtò || nànà || kpɛ̂ɲì || kòɲ
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| Yemne-Kimbi || [[ISO 639:boe|Mundabli]] || m¹.mö³² || m¹.fɪe³² || n¹.tɔ³² || n¹.de² || kpɔn² || tʃi²ta² || nɔ¹³tɔ² || ne¹ne¹ || kpa²ne¹ || dzo²fɯ²
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| Yemne-Kimbi || [[ISO 639:mij|Mungbam (Abar)]] (1) || -m̩̀ / -mù || -fìn /-fá || -tì / -tēè || -ɲ̩̀ / -nì || kpáān / kpōa || lētɛ̀ / -lētè || -ɲ̩̀tɛ̄ / -ɲītɛ || -nə̀nè / -nə̄nè || kpánə̀ɲ̩̀ / kpānāɲì || dʒūhɛ́ / dʒóhó
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| Yemne-Kimbi || [[ISO 639:mij|Munbam (Munken)]] (2) || -mwə́nə̀ / -mù / – mù || -fè /-fō / -fé || -tɛ̄ / -tēa / -tè || -ɲə̄nə́ / -ɲì / -ɲì || kpòōnə́ / kpɛ̄n / kpààɲì || -lētɛ̀ / -létēa / -lētɛ̀ || -ɲītɛ̀ / -ɲītə̀ / -ɲītɛ̀ || -ɲīɲì ~ -ɲìɲì / --ɲìɲì / -ɲìɲì || kpɔ̄ndʒùɲì  / -ɲìnkpɛ̄n || kwîn / kwîn / kwɔ̂n
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://comparalex.org/ ComparaLex], database with Southern Bantoid word lists

{{Tivoid languages}}
{{Beboid languages}}
{{Ekoid languages}}
{{Bendi languages}}
{{Grassfields Bantu languages}}
{{Mbam languages}}
{{Narrow Bantu languages}}
{{Niger-Congo branches}}

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