Mfumte language
Mfumte (Nfumte) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. It is not clear if the four varieties spoken by ethnic Mfumte—Ndaktup, Kwaja, Fum and Mfumte proper—are mutually intelligible or distinct languages; ability to communicate may be either due to inherent intelligibility or to bilingualism, while Fum and Mfumte may simply be the Nigerian and Cameroonian names for the same language.
| Mfumte | |
|---|---|
| Region | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Mfumte |
Native speakers | (24,700 Mfumte dialect cited 1982)[1] 6,000 Kwaja and Ndaktup (2000), unknown number Fum |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously:nfu – Mfumtefum – Fumkdz – Kwaja (East Mfumte) |
| Glottolog | mfum1239 Mfumteicfumm1238 Fum |
Orthography
The mfumte alphabet has 40 letters, with 30 consonants and 10 vowels.[2]
| Letters (uppercase) | A | B | Ch | D | Dz | E | Ə | F | G | Gb | Gh | H | ’ | I | Ɨ | J | K | Kp | L | M | N | Ny | Ŋ | O | Ɔ | Ø | P | R | S | Sh | T | Ts | U | Ʉ | V | W | Wy | Y | Z | Zh |
| Letters (lowercase) | a | b | ch | d | dz | e | ə | f | g | gb | gh | h | ’ | i | ɨ | j | k | kp | l | m | n | ny | ŋ | o | ɔ | ø | p | r | s | sh | t | ts | u | ʉ | v | w | wy | y | z | zh |
| IPA | /a/ | /b/ | /tʃ/ | /d/ | /dz/ | /e/ | /ə/ | /f/ | /g/ | /gb/ | /ɣ/ | /x/, /h/ | /h/ | /i/ | /ɯ/ | /dʒ/ | /k/ | /kp/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ɲ/ | /ŋ/ | /o/ | /ɔ/ | /ø/ | /p/ | /ɾ/ | /s/ | /ʃ/ | /t/ | /ts/ | /u/ | /y/ | /v/ | /w/ | /ɥ/ | /j/ | /z/ | /ʒ/ |
References
- Mfumte at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Fum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Kwaja (East Mfumte) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - Julius A. Eyoh; Robert Hedinger (June 2008). "Mfumte Orthography Guide" (PDF). silcam.org. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
External links
- A Sketch Grammar of the Central Mfumte Language An introduction to the Mfumte language and a description of its grammar rules
- Conflict Resolution Systems in Wulí’ Culture A description of language conflict including the Mfumte language
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