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Jukunoid language of Cameroon and Nigeria Not to be confused with Mbembe language.
Mbembe
Tigon
Native toCameroon, Nigeria
RegionNorthwest Region in Cameroon, Taraba State in Nigeria
Native speakers(60,000 cited 1987–2005)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Dialects
  • Ashuku (Kitsipki)
  • Nama (Dama, Namu)
  • Nzare (Izale)
  • Kporo
  • Eneeme
Language codes
ISO 639-3nza
Glottologtigo1236

Mbembe, or more specifically Tigon Mbembe, is a Jukunoid language of Cameroon and Nigeria.

Writing system

The alphabet is based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages (GACL):

Upper case A Ɑ B Ch D E Ɛ F G Gb H I J K Kp L M N Ny Ŋ O Ɔ P R S Sh T U V W Z Zh
Lowercase a ɑ b ch d e ɛ f g gb h i j k kp l m n ny ŋ o ɔ p r s sh t u v w z zh

Tones are indicated by vowels with acutes, graves, circumflexes and carons.

References

  1. Mbembe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Eyoh & Echebi 2009. sfn error: no target: CITEREFEyohEchebi2009 (help)
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