A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
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.
Phonology
Consonants
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/ |
- /b/ and /m/ are bilabial, whereas /f/ and /v/ are labiodental.
- /ɲ/ and /j/ are palatal, whereas /t͡ʃ/, /d͡ʒ/, /ʃ/, and /ʒ/ are post-alveolar.
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | /i/ | /ɨ/ | /u/ |
Mid-close | /e/ | /ə/ | /o/ |
Mid-open | /ɛ/ | /ɔ/ | |
Open | /a/ |
Tones
In addition, Munka has five phonemic tones: three level tones (high, mid, and low) and two contour tones (rising, and falling).[3]
Orthography
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/ |
References
- ^ Munka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Ingle, Jane (2013). The Bamunka Noun Phrase (PDF). Yaoundé: SIL.
- ^ a b c d e Ngeloh Takwe, Jeannette (October 2002). Structural Phonology of Bamunka (post-graduate diploma thesis). Yaoundé: The University of Yaoundé I.
Further reading
- Blackwell, Jonathan (2011). SIL (ed.). Proposed revision of Bamunka orthography revised 24 Feb 2011. Yaoundé.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Browne, Ciara (2010). "The Noun Phrase in Bamunka: Towards a Complexity Analysis". The ITB Journal. 11 (2). Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. doi:10.21427/D7VF1T.
- Schaub, Willi (1983). Report on socio-linguistic survey in Ndop Western Grassfields languages (Sociolinguistic survey of Babungo, Bamessing, Babessi, Bamunka). Yaoundé: SIL.
- Sorsamo, Hannu (2006). An introduction to the phonology of Bamunka. Yaoundé: SIL.
- Sorsamo, Hannu (2006). Bamunka Orthography Guide (Provisional). Yaoundé: SIL.
- Sorsamo, Hannu (2006). Observations on the Bamunka phonology and orthography. Yaoundé: SIL.
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