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===Language=== The Bakweri speak [[Mokpwe]], a tongue that is closely related to [[Bakole language|Bakole]] and [[Wumboko]].<ref>"Mokpwe", ''Ethnologue''.</ref> Mokpwe is part of the family of [[Duala languages]] in the [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] group of the [[Niger–Congo languages|Niger–Congo]] language family. Neighbouring peoples often utilise Mokpwe as a [[trade language]], due largely to the spread of the tongue by early missionaries. This is particularly true among the Isubu, many of whom are bilingual in [[Duala language|Duala]] or Mokpwe.<ref>"Isu", ''Ethnologue''.</ref> In addition, individuals who have attended school or lived in an urban centre usually speak [[Cameroonian Pidgin English]] or standard [[English language|English]]. A growing number of the Bakweri today grow up with Pidgin as a more widely spoken language.<ref>"Pidgin, Cameroon", ''Ethnologue''.</ref> The Bakweri also used a drum language to convey news from clan to clan, and they also utilized a horn language peculiar to them.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Ba-Kwiri}}</ref>
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