Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Duala
Consonant system:
Number:782
Language:Pongo
Location:N Nigeria
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Duala
Consonant system:
Number:783
Language:Limba2
Alternate Name:Mulimba
Location:Cameroon
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Duala
Consonant system:
Number:784
Language:Bubi
Location:Equatorial Guinea
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bubi-Benga
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SVO
Number:785
Language:Noho
Location:Equatorial Guinea
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bubi-Benga
Consonant system:
Number:786
Language:Yasa
Dialect:Kombe
Location:Equatorial Guinea
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bubi-Benga
Dictionary:Fernandez, P. L. 1951. Diccionario español-kômbè. Madrid: Instituto de Estudios Africanos.
Consonant system:
p t k b d ɡ č ɡ̌ f s h v ž m n ñ l r
Stops:p b t d k ɡ
Affricates:č ɡ̌
Fricatives:f v s ž h
Nasals:m n ñ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:r
Modified Consonants:Nc b d ɡ
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Noun Number:s p
Demonstratives:3
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6
Syntax:ND N-NUM N-POSS
Prep/Post:PREP
Number:787
Language:Benga
Location:Equatorial Guinea
Population:3,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bubi-Benga
Dictionary:
Dictonary of the English and Benga languages. 1879. New York: Mission House.
Grammar:
Nassau, R. H. 1892. Mackey's Grammar of the Benga-Bantu Language. New York: American Tract Society. Pérez, Gaspar and Lorenzo Sorinas. 1928. Gramatica de la lengua benga. Madrid: Editorial del Corazon de Marı́a.
Consonant system:
p t k b d ɡ ɡ̌ f s h v m n l
Stops:p b t d k ɡ
Affricates:ɡ̌
Fricatives:f v s h
Nasals:m n
Laterals:l
Modified Consonants:
Nc b bʷ ɡ ɡʷ ɡ̌ cʷ b mb k ŋɡ m
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Diphthongs:diphthonɡs
Stress:penult
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:8
Demonstratives:3
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6 3 & 6 vary with noun class
Syntax:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM/(NUM-N) N-POSS
Prep/Post:PREP
Number:788
Language:Lombi
Location:Cameroon
Population:1,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Basaa
Consonant system:
Number:789
Language:Bankon
Location:Cameroon
Population:10,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Basaa
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SVO
Number:790
Language:Basaa
Location:Cameroon
Population:300,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Basaa
Dictionary:Lemb, Pierre and François de Gastines. 1973. Dictionnaire basaà-français. Douala: Collège Libermann.
TextBooks:Koki Ndombo, P., Pierre Lemb and François de Gastines. 1971. Le basaà par la grammaire. Douala: Collège Libermann.
Consonant system:
p t k b ɓ d ɡ č ɡ̌ (f) s h m n ŋ l
Stops:p b ɓ t d k ɡ
Affricates:č ɡ̌
Fricatives:(f) s h
Nasals:m n ŋ
Laterals:l
Modified Consonants:
cj h n cʷ k ɡ ŋɡ ŋ Nc b d ɡ ɡʷ ɡ̌
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Long Vowels:v̄ all
Syllable:(C)V(C)
Tones:hi mid lo ris fall
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:18
Demonstratives:2 + ref
Syntax:SVO NA NG DN N-NUM N-POSS
Number:791
Language:Tunen
Alternate Name:Banen
Location:SW Cameroon
Population:35,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Basaa
Dictionary:Dugast, Idelettle. 1967. Lexique de la langue tunɛn. Paris: Klincksieck.
Grammar:Dugast, Idelette. 1971. Grammaire du tùnɛn. Paris: Klincksieck.
Consonant system:
(p) t k (ʔ) b mb nd ŋɡ ñɡ̌ f s ç x h m n ñ ŋ l (r)
Stops:(p) b mb t nd k ŋɡ (ʔ)
Affricates:ñɡ̌
Fricatives:f s ç x h
Nasals:m n ñ ŋ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:(r)
Modified Consonants:Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:ǝ a
Back Vowels:u o ɔ
Modified Vowels:vowel harmony
Diphthongs:diphthonɡs
Tones:hi lo (ris) (fall)
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:10
Demonstratives:2 + ref
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6 3 & 6 vary with noun class
Syntax:SOV NA NG DN N-NUM POSS-N
Prep/Post:PREP/(POST)
Number:792
Language:Nyo'o
Location:Cameroon
Population:3,500
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Basaa
Consonant system:
Number:793
Language:Mande
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Basaa
Consonant system:
Number:794
Language:Fa'
Location:Cameroon
Population:4,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bafia
Consonant system:
Number:795
Language:Mbong
Location:Cameroon
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bafia
Consonant system:
Number:796
Language:Kpa
Alternate Name:Bafia
Location:SW Cameroon
Population:23,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bafia
TextBooks:Guarisma, Gladys. 1967. "Esquisse phonologique du bafia," BSELAF 1.
Other Sources:
Guarisma, Gladys. 1973. Le nom en bafia. Paris: SELAF. Guarisma, Gladys. 1980. "Les voyelles centrales en bafia et dans d'autres parlers du groupe A50," EXB 2, 447-53.
Consonant system:
p t c k kp ʔ b ɓ d ɗ ɟ ɡ (ɡb) f s v z ɣ m n ñ ŋ l r
Stops:p b ɓ t d ɗ c ɟ k ɡ kp (ɡb) ʔ
Fricatives:f v s z ɣ
Nasals:m n ñ ŋ
Laterals:l
Vibrants:r
Glides:j w
Vowel system:
Front Vowels:i e ɛ
Central Vowels:a
Back Vowels:u ɯ o ɤ ɔ ʌ ɑ
Long Vowels:v̄ all but ɑ
Modified Vowels:vowel harmony
Syllable:(C)V(C) Nˈ
Tones:hi mid lo ris fall downdrift
Noun Number:s p
Noun Classes:6 (6 pl)
Demonstratives:2 + ref
Pronouns:
1 4 2 5 3 6 3 & 6 vary with noun class
Syntax:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS
Prep/Post:PREP
Number:797
Language:Djanti
Location:Cameroon
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Bafia
Consonant system:
Number:798
Language:Ki
Alternate Name:Tuki
Location:Cameroon
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Sanaga
Other Sources:WALS
Consonant system:
Syntax:SVO
Number:799
Language:Yambasa
Location:Cameroon
Population:27,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Sanaga
Consonant system:
Number:800
Language:Eton
Location:Cameroon
Population:112,000
Classification:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: South Central: Eastern: Benue-Zambesi: Nyima: Wel: Bantoid: Broad Bantu: Narrow Bantu: Northwest: Zone A: Ewondo