Bana is an

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language spoken in northern

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. Dialects include Gamboura and Gili. Bana is spoken in the canton of Guili, in the northern part of the commune of

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(department of

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, Far North Region). The speakers call their language ''koma kabana'' 'the language of the Bana'.

Phonology

The vowels of Bana are /ɨ ə ɛ/, which can occur with high, falling, low, or rising tone. Hofmann, Erica. 1990. A preliminary phonology of bana. University of Victoria. (MA thesis).

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References

* Biu-Mandara languages Languages of Cameroon {{BiuMandara-lang-stub