Munka | |
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Bamunka | |
Ŋgieməkɔʼkə | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 31,000 (2008)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bvm |
Glottolog | bamu1256 |
The Bamunka language, Ŋgieməkɔʼkə Bamunka pronunciation: [ˈŋgiěꜜmə́ˌkɔ̀ʔkə̌],[2] is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labial-velar | Glottal | ||
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Plosive/ Affricate |
Voiceless | /t/ | /t͡ʃ/ | /k/ | /k͡p/ | /ʔ/ | |
Voiced | /b/ | /d/ | /d͡ʒ/ | /g/ | |||
Fricative | Voiceless | /f/ | /s/ | /ʃ/ | |||
Voiced | /v/ | /ʒ/ | /ɣ/ | ||||
Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ɲ/ | /ŋ/ | |||
Approximant | /l/ | /j/ | /w/ |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | /i/ | /ɨ/ | /u/ |
Mid-close | /e/ | /ə/ | /o/ |
Mid-open | /ɛ/ | /ɔ/ | |
Open | /a/ |
In addition, Munka has five phonemic tones: three level tones (high, mid, and low) and two contour tones (rising, and falling).[3]
Ngeloh Takwe proposed this orthography in her post-graduate diploma dissertation in 2002.[3]
Letters | a | b | c | d | e | ɛ | ə | f | gh | g | h | ɨ | j | k | kp | l | m | n | ny | ŋ | o | ɔ | s | sh | t | u | v | w | y | zh |
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IPA | /a/ | /b/ | /t͡ʃ/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /ə/ | /f/ | /ɣ/ | /g/ | /ʔ/ | /ɨ/ | /d͡ʒ/ | /k/ | /k͡p/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ɲ/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɔ/ | /s/ | /ʃ/ | /t/ | /u/ | /v/ | /w/ | /j/ | /ʒ/ |