Kenyang (Nyang, Banyang, Manyang) is the most spoken language of the
Mamfe language group. It is spoken in the
Manyu and
Meme departments of the
Southwest Region of
Cameroon
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. Kenyang speakers in Cameroon are known as Bayangi (Bayangui) people and are called Bayangi (Bayangui).
There are three main dialects of Kenyang: Lower Kenyang, spoken in
Eyumojock and
Mamfe Central subdivisions, Upper Kenyang, spoken in
Upper Banyang subdivision and Kitwii, spoken in
Meme department. The Upper Kenyang and Lower Kenyang dialects are more closely related to each other than to Kitwii. Variant names of Kitwii include, Kicwe, Twii, Bakoni, Northern Balong, Upper Balong and Manyeman.
Phonology and Orthography
The phonemes of Kenyang is listed in the tables below, with their orthography written in angled brackets:
Consonant
Vowel
All the vowels in Kenyang can be
nasalized
In phonetics, nasalization (or nasalisation) is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nose during the production of the sound by the mouth. An archetypal nasal sound is .
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References
Mamfe languages
Languages of Cameroon
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