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Medumba (Mə̀dʉ̂mbɑ̀ mə̀ɟʝʉ̂ᵐbɑ̀) is a Grassfields language of Cameroon. The people who speak it originate from the Nde division of the West Region of the country, with their main settlements in Bangangté, Bakong, Bangoulap, Bahouoc, Bagnoun and Tonga. It is one major Bamileke language, and is located in an area where sacred kingship played a pivotal role in government, justice, and diplomacy.[1][2] The modern history of the Bamileke area, which was a German colony placed under French trusteeship by the League of Nations in 1919, is closely associated with the nationalist movement of the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC), which developed primarily in the coastal hinterland (Bassa) and the western highlands (Bamileke) From 1956 to the late 1960s, this area of Cameroon experienced a period of unrest[3]; this episode continues to shape Bamileke political culture, and so has an impact on language identity[4] and the linguistic landscape.[5]
