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Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon
Bamukumbit
Mankong
Pronunciation
Native toCameroon
Native speakers12,000 (2008)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3bqt
Glottologbamu1254

Bamukumbit (Mangkong) is a Grassfields Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.

Traditional clothing called Togho
Another Togho

Writing system

Bamukumbit alphabet
Majuscules A B Ch D E Ɛ Ə F G H I Ɨ J K
Minuscules a b ch d e ɛ ə f g h i ɨ j k
Majuscules L M N Ŋ O Ɔ Ø R Sh T U W Y ʼ
Minuscules l m n ŋ o ɔ ø r sh t u w y

The cedilla is used to represent nasal vowels: ⟨a̧, ɛ̧, ə̧, i̧, ɔ̧, u̧⟩.

References

  1. Bamukumbit at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Simpson & DeVisser 2013, p. 6-7.
  3. Simpson & DeVisser 2013, p. 10.

Sources

Grassfields languages
Ring
Central
Southern
Western
Other
Eastern
Grassfields
Bamileke
Western
Eastern
Ngemba
Nkambe
Nun
Momo
Others


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