| Anderson, Stephen C | An autosegmental account of Bamileke-Dschang tonology | 1980 | Journal of Linguistic Research | Linguistics |
| Hollingsworth, Kenneth R | Preliminary report on the music of the Mofu-Gudur | 1980 | | Arts and Ethnomusicology |
| Ubels, Edward H. and Virginia Ubels | Phonology of Karang | 1980 | | Linguistics |
| Fiore, Lynne E. and Patricia M. Peck | Limbum | 1980 | | Language Assessment |
| Robinson, Clinton D. W | The internal structure of a Gunu narrative text | 1980 | Cahiers de Littérature Orale | Linguistics |
| Grebe, Winnifred, editor | Liste de 2.000 mots qui servira de base à un lexique | 1980 | | Language Assessment, Linguistics |
| Grebe, Karl and Winnifred Grebe | Lamnsoʼ | 1980 | | Language Assessment |
| Orwig, Carol J | What’s what in language learning | 1980 | Notes on Linguistics | Language and Culture Learning |
| Giger, Martha; Lienhard, Ruth | Cubu ege medike tik | 1980 | | |
| Bieteke, Etienne | Lisez et ecrivez la langue tunǝn | 1980 | | |
| Haller, Beat; Haller, Irma | Sǝrakwa ikaba à gà dukw ana pàmpàm a | 1980 | | |
| Shell, Olive A. | Observer, réfléchir, agir! La lecture: Phase préparatoire / Look, think, do! Reading: preparatory phase | 1980 | | |
| Thwing, Rhonda Ann; Thwing, Ronald | Manuel pour lire et écrire la langue vútè | 1980 | | |
| Schaub, Willi | Ŋwaʼlǝ mǝzwetǝ maa ghaŋ vǝŋoo 1-3 | 1980 | | |
| Giger, Martha; Lienhard, Ruth; Yanga, Nai Victor; Tizi, Haman; Mbirvi, Simon Pierre | Tǝmbaya tete je tik | 1980 | | |
| Scruggs, Terri R | Segmental phonology of nouns in Yamba | 1980 | | Linguistics |
| Hill, Margaret | Manuel de redaction | 1980 | | |
| Jackson, Ellen M | Aspect, tense, and time shifts in Tikar | 1980 | Journal of African Languages and Linguistics | Linguistics |
| Langwa, Nnovethan; Nangong, John | Yǝꞌrǝ ŋgò ta nǝ còm ncɛ̀ɛp yamba | 1980 | | |
| Giger, Martha; Lienhard, Ruth | Pan Musa ege mandala tik Tǝmbaya | 1980 | | |
| Jackson, Ellen M.; Stanley, Carol | Mɛ̀ ŋkæ̀n twùmwù | 1980 | | |
| Grebe, Karl | Ŋwaʼ yeʼey 2 | 1980 | | |
| Haller, Beat; Haller, Irma; Lawarum, Ayouba | Sinikukwa dǝr ba aà medzeŋge | 1980 | | |
| Robinson, Clinton D. W. | Biídí bá: Boya nnyama I | 1980 | | |
| Perrin, Mona | Mambila | 1980 | | Language Assessment |
