Chamba Leko

Chamba Leko is one of two languages spoken by the Chamba people, the other being Chamba Daka. It is a member of the Leko branch of Savanna languages, and is spoken across the northern Nigerian–Cameroonian border.

Chamba
Samba Leekɔ
Region	northern Nigeria and Cameroon
Ethnicity	Chamba people
Native speakers	62,000 in Nigeria (2000)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Leko–Nimbari Leko Chamba
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ndi
Glottolog	samb1305

Chamba is also spelled 'Samba', Leko also 'Leeko', 'Lego' or 'Lekon'. The language is also known as Suntai.

Phonology

Consonants

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			Labial	Labiodental	Apical	Palatal	Velar	Labial–velar	Glottal
Fricative		Voiceless	p	f	t	s	k	kp	ʔ
		Voiced	b	v	d	z	g	gb
Nasal			m		n	ɲ	ŋ	̰w
Oral					l	y		w	(h)
Flap				(ⱱ)	(r)

Vowels

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	Front	Central	Back
Close	i	ə	u
Mid	e		o
Open	ɛ	a	ɔ

References

1. Chamba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
2. Fabre, Anne Gwenaëlle (2003). "Étude du samba leko, parler d'Allani (Cameroun du Nord, famille Adamawa)" (in French). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)