Editing Mbum language (section)

==History==
The Mbum language is spoken by the [[Mbum people]] who inhabit Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad. While their origins are unclear, some believe that the Mbum were one of the earliest ethnic groups of the [[Adamawa Region]].<ref name=":0" />

The Mbum people have such a close relationship with the [[Dii languages|Dii people]], and one which has persisted for so long, that outsiders often have a hard time distinguishing them.<ref name=":0" /> In the early nineteenth century, both groups came under the rule of the [[Fula people|Fulani]] Muslims, who they are said to have intermarried in large numbers. Despite this, the Mbum and Dii peoples still managed to hold on to their traditional spiritual beliefs until the twentieth century. The Mbum converted to [[Islam]], while the Dii converted to [[Christianity]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=DeLancey |first=Mark Dike |title=Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon |last2=Neh Mbuh |first2=Rebecca |last3=DeLancey |first3=Mark W. |publisher=The Scarecrow Press, Inc. |year=2010 |isbn=978-0810837751 |location=Lanham, Maryland • Toronto • Plymouth, UK |pages=283-284 |language=English}}</ref>