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This report describes sociolinguistic research done on the Bebe and Kemezung languages from January 17-25, 2001 in the Ako and Misaje subdivisions of the Donga-Mantung Division of the North West Province of Cameroon. The goal of the project of which this research forms a part is to provide an assessment of the need for language development in the languages of Cameroon. The particular goal of this research was to gain a clearer understanding of the relationships of Eastern Beboid languages.