Bamum (Shüpamom [ʃŷpǎˑmə̀m] Bamum language) or in its French spelling Bamoun is one of the Benue–Congo languages of Cameroon with approximately a quarter million speakers. The language is well known for its original script developed by King Njoya and his palace circle around 1895. Cameroonian musicians Claude Ndam and Gerryland are native speakers of the language and use it in their music.
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Benue–Congo languages, Atlantic–Congo languages, Grassfields Bantu languages, Southern Bantoid languages
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