Discourses of speakerhood in Iyasa: Linguistic identity and authenticity in an endangered language
Speaker Number Trend 2
A majority of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are gradually decreasing.
Domain Of Use 4
Used mainly only in the home and/or with family, and may not be the primary language even in these domains for many community members.
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
Speakers
Location and Context
"Spoken along a stretch of coast which straddles the border between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea... Iyasa speakers in Cameroon are concentrated in Campo Sub-Division, Ocean Division, South Region. In addition, there are Iyasa diaspora populations in Yaoundé and Douala (Cameroon’s two largest cities), as well as Kribi (the largest city in the South Region), and a handful living overseas." Villages where Iyasa is spoken in Cameroon include Campo Beach, Campo Ville, Ipenyenje, Bouanjo, Itonde Mer, Bɛ́yɔ, Mbenji, Ebodje, and Lolabe.
