Nyong language
| Nyong | |
|---|---|
| Mumbake | |
| Native to | Nigeria, Cameroon |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | 30,000 in Cameroon (2008 census)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | muo |
| Glottolog | nyon1241 |
Nyong (Daganyonga) is a Leko language spoken in two well-separated enclaves in Cameroon and Nigeria. Cameroonian speakers consider themselves to be ethnically Chamba.
Phonology
The vowels of Nyong are /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/, /ə/ /ɛ/, /ɔ/, and /a/. Length contrast exists in all vowels except /ə/ and /o/, which are always short. There are five tones: high, mid, low, rising, and falling.[2]
| Labial | Dental/Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Stop | p, b | t, d | k, g | |||
| Affricate | nd | ŋɡ | kp, gb | |||
| Aproximant | l | j | w | |||
| Fricative | f, v | s, z | h |
References
- ^ Nyong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Kouonang, Alice (1983). Esquisse phonologique du parler bali-kumbat.
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