Bamukumbit
Mankong
Pronunciation[maŋkɔ̃]
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
12,000 (2008)[1]
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[2]
Majuscules ABChDEƐƏFGHIƗJKLMNŊOƆØRShTUWYʼ
Minuscules abchdeɛəfghiɨjklmnŋoɔørshtuwyʼ

The cedilla is used to represent nasal vowels: a̧, ɛ̧, ə̧, i̧, ɔ̧, u̧.[3]

References

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

Sources

  • Simpson, Hazel J.; DeVisser, Christine (2013). "Bamukumbit (Mankong) Orthography Guide". SIL.



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