Mbembe
Tigon
Native toCameroon, Nigeria
RegionNorthwest Region in Cameroon, Taraba State in Nigeria
Native speakers
(60,000 cited 1987–2005)[1]
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):

[2]
Upper case ABChD EƐFGGb HIJKKp LMNNyŊ OƆPRS ShTUVW ZZh
Lowercase aɑbchd eɛfggb hijkkp lmnnyŋ oɔprs shtuvw zzh

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.


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