Munka | |
---|---|
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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/ |
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Munka | |
---|---|
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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/ |
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