Editing Mbum language (section)

==Varieties==
Mbum is a complex [[dialect continuum]] consisting of several varieties. ''ALCAM'' (2012) considers ''Mbum'', ''Larang'', ''Pana'' and ''Gbata'' to be four distinct but closely related languages. Pana (also spoken in Chad), Karang, Kali-dek and Kuo are eastern varieties that may be separate languages.<ref name="ALCAM2012">{{cite book|editor-last=Binam Bikoi|editor-first=Charles|date=2012|title=Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM)|trans-title=Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon|volume=1: Inventaire des langues|language=fr|location=Yaoundé|publisher=CERDOTOLA|series=Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC)|isbn=9789956796069}}</ref>

To the south, ''Gbata'' is spoken in the northern part of the arrondissement of [[Bélabo]] in [[Lom-et-Djerem]] department, Eastern Region. There, it is spoken in Woutchaba and Deng-Deng, located to the west and east of the [[Sanaga River]], respectively.<ref name="ALCAM2012"/> Blench (2006) considers Gbete (Gbata) to be a separate language.

The LiMbum is spoken to the South West especially in the Donga Mantung and around the Nkambe and Ndu Sub Divisions.