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Bamileke Languages
The Bamileke languages ( bai, Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are: *Western Bamileke: Mengaka (Məgaka), Ngombale, Ngomba (Goombay, N'giyahmbai, Jhambai) language, Ngomba (Nguemba or Ngemba)Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine , the "Bamboutos" dialect cluster of Yɛmba language, Yɛmba, Ngiemboon language, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, Mmuock language, Mmuock and Ngwe language, Ŋwe *Eastern Bamileke: Fe'fe' language, Fe'fe', Ghɔmálá' language, Ghɔmálá', Kwa', Nda'nda', Mədʉmba. References External linksBamileke Culture (in french) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamileke People
The Bamileke are a Central African people who inhabit the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. Languages The Bamileke languages belong to the Grassfields branch of the Niger-Congo language family, which is sometimes labeled as a " Bantuoid language," rather than a Bantu language.Derek Nurse & Gérard Philippson, 2003, ''The Bantu Languages,'' p 227 History The Bamileke are said to have entered their current location from the Mbam region further north, They originally referred to themselves as ''Baliku''. ''Bamileke'' is thought to be a colonial corruption of their original names. They were later joined by the Tikar, Bali, Bamum and Bafia peoples, who migrated into their current region of Cameroon. This accounts for the use of the title ''Fon'' by all five of the ethnic groups. Like a king, the ''Fon'' is head of all authorities, from territory to civil and military, within a given kingdom. In the 17th century, the Bamileke migrated further south and west under the pressure of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamileke Languages
The Bamileke languages ( bai, Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are: *Western Bamileke: Mengaka (Məgaka), Ngombale, Ngomba (Goombay, N'giyahmbai, Jhambai) language, Ngomba (Nguemba or Ngemba)Archived aGhostarchiveand thWayback Machine , the "Bamboutos" dialect cluster of Yɛmba language, Yɛmba, Ngiemboon language, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, Mmuock language, Mmuock and Ngwe language, Ŋwe *Eastern Bamileke: Fe'fe' language, Fe'fe', Ghɔmálá' language, Ghɔmálá', Kwa', Nda'nda', Mədʉmba. References External linksBamileke Culture (in french) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medumba Language
Medumba (; native pronunciation ) is a Bamileke language of Cameroon. The people who speak it originate from the Nde division of the West Region of the country, with their main settlements in Bangangté, Bakong, Bangoulap, Bahouoc, Bagnoun and Tonga. It is a major Bamileke language, and is located in an area where sacred kingship played a pivotal role in government, justice, and diplomacy. The modern history of the Bamileke area, which was a German colony placed under French trusteeship by the League of Nations in 1919, is closely associated with the nationalist movement of the Union des Populations du Cameroun (UPC), which developed primarily in the coastal hinterland (Bassa) and the western highlands (Bamileke). From 1956 to the late 1960s, this area of Cameroon experienced a period of unrest; this episode continues to shape Bamileke political culture, and has an impact on language identity and the linguistic landscape. The Medumba-speaking area is famous for a bi-annual cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghɔmálá' Language
Ghɔmálá’, or ''Bamileke-Banjun (Bamiléké-Bandjoun)'', is a major Bamileke language The Bamileke languages ( bai, Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are: *We ... of Cameroon. It is spoken by an estimated 1.1 million people in two main population groups. Phonology Consonants * The glottal stop /ʔ/ only occurs as word-final. * Sounds l ʃ ʒ ɣare alternative consonant sounds of /b͡v d t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ɡ/. * /t d/, when occurring before close front-central vowel sounds /i ʉ/, can sound palatalized as ʲ dʲ * Sounds /p b t d k/, when preceding a /h/ sound, are realized as affricated ͡ɸ b͡β t͡θ d͡ð k͡x * /ɡ/, when occurring before central vowel sounds /ə ɐ/, may sound affricated as ͡ɣ * A word-final /k/ sound, may be realized as uvular sounds χ Vowels * Sounds /ɐ u ɔ/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fe'fe' Language
Fe'fe' or Fe'efe'e, also known as Nufi or Bafang ( fmp, Nufi), is a Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon, around the town of Bafang. It was one of the four languages selected for ''option'' at the Collège Libermann at Douala (along with Duala, Basaa Basaa (also spelled ''Bassa, Basa, Bissa''), or Mbene, is a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon by the Basaa people. It is spoken by about 300,000 people in the Centre and Littoral regions. Maho (2009) lists North and South Kogo as dialects. B ... and Banjun). Writing system Phonology Consonants Vowels Tone The language has a complex tone system, carefully described, along with other aspects of the phonology and morphology, in Hyman (1972). References External links Language Museum [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngwe Language
Ngwe (Ŋwɛh, Nweh) is a Bamileke language The Bamileke languages ( bai, Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are: *We ... spoken predominantly in Lebialem, Cameroon. As of 2001, Ngwe had 73,200 speakers, which was an increase from the numbers of previous censuses. Its closest relatives are Yemba and Ngiemboon. Writing system Phonology Vowels It has at least thirteen vowels, . Ladefoged, Peter. A Phonetic Study of West African Languages: An Auditory-instrumental Survey'. Cambridge University Press, 1968, pp. 33–36. /ɤ ʌ/ are centralised. /y/ sounds somewhat like or and has a tongue position similar to that of /ɑ/, but with the jaw raised and the lips very close together. References External links *Ayotte, Michael & Ayotte, Charlene. 2002.Sociolinguistic Language Survey of Ngwe. SIL In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mmuock Language
Mmuock, also called Mmock in some regions, is the language of the Mmuock (Mmock) people of western Cameroon. A writing system is based on the Latin script. Mmuock is a tonal language: the phrase ''a fa lèlā'' can mean at least four different things depending on the tone on the second ⟨a⟩: * a fǎ lèlā. ''she has been wrong to cry'' * a fâ lèlā. ''she will be wrong to cry'' * a fȧ lèlā. ''she hen she wants, or has, tomakes the mistake of crying'' * a fă lèlā. ''she s is in her nature S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History ...makes the mistake of crying''. Orthography The Mmuock alphabet referenced herein has notations for fifteen tones and forty letters. Keyboard layouts Some Unix-like operating systems such as Linux provide aXKBkeybo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngiemboon Language
The Ngiemboon (N'Jhamboon) language, ''Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ'', is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C .... Its speakers are located primarily within the department of Bamboutos in the West Region of Cameroon. Dialects are Batcham (Basham), Balatchi (Balaki) and Bamoungong (Bamongoun). Alphabet Phonology The consonants are: The vowels are /a/, /ɔ/, /ε/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/. Ngiemboon is a tonal language, and uses the high tone /˦/, the low tone /˨/, the falling tone /˥˩/, and the rising tone /˩˥/. References External linksDatabase of audio recordings in Ngiemboon - basic Catholic prayers Languages of Cameroon Bamileke languages {{gras-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yɛmba Language
Yɛmba or Yemba, also Yémba or Bamiléké Dschang, is a major Bamileke language of Cameroon. It was spoken by 300,000 or so people in the West Region in 1992. Despite originally being exclusively a spoken language, Yemba writing was developed by Maurice Tadadjeu (co-creator of the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages) and Steven Bird. Their team developed a small Yemba - French Dictionary covering French translations of over 3,000 Yemba words and expressions. The Yemba alphabet is a subset of the International Phonetic Alphabet The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic transcription, phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standa .... A machine backwards transformation of the dictionary was performed by independent scientists who created the French translation of Yemba words. The resulting dictionary was extended with French syno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
