| States | Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon |
|---|---|
| Date | 1996–2000 |
| Ref | e18 |
| Familycolor | Niger-Congo |
| Fam 2 | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam 3 | Mbum–Day |
| Fam 4 | Mbum |
| Fam 5 | Central Mbum |
| Fam 6 | Karang |
| Iso 3 | pnz |
| Glotto | pana1293 |
| Glottorefname | Pana (Central African Republic) |
| Dia 1 | Pana |
| Dia 2 | ? Pondo |
| Dia 3 | ? Gonge |
Pana is an Mbum language of the Central African Republic. A few thousand speak it in southern Chad and northern Cameroon. A dialect in Cameroon, Man, may be a separate language. Blench (2004) leaves Pondo and Gonge in CAR unclassified within the Mbum languages.
Distribution
Pana is spoken around Belel (Belel commune, Vina department, Adamawa Region), and in Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region. It is also found in CAR and Chad.[1]
References
- ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles (ed.) (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon] (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC). Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
- Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)