| Kpwe | |
|---|---|
| Mokpwe | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Kpwe people |
|
Native speakers
|
25,000 (2000–2014) |
| Dialects |
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: – Kpwe – Mboko (Wumboko) – Kole (Bakole) |
| Glottolog |
mokp1239 Mokpwewumb1241 Wumbokobako1250 Bakole
|
A.21,22,231 |
|
| People | Bekpak |
|---|---|
| Language | Rikpa |
Kpwe (Mokpwe) is a Bantu language of Cameroon. It is mutually intelligible with Kole, and probably with Mboko (Wumboko) as well.
There are multiple variants of the name: based on 'Kpwe' (Bakpwe, Mokpwe), on 'Kpe' (Mokpe), on 'Kweɾi' (Kwedi, Kweli, Kwili, Kwiri, Bakwedi, Bakwele, Bakweri, Vakweli, Bekwiri), as well as Ujuwa, Vambeng.