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The Baba language, ''Supapyak’'', is a
Grassfields Bantu language The Grassfields languages (or Wide Grassfields languages) are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon and some parts of Taraba state, Nigeria. Better known Grassfields languages include the Easter ...
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Phonology

Baba has a (C)V(C) syllable structure, with syllabic nasals. The only phonemes that can occur in the final position are /p, m, Å‹, Ê”, r/ and /x/. There are no vowel-initial roots but they can form morphemes. Between nasals and vowels, voiceless stops become voiced; a noticeable exception is /É¡Í¡b/, which is its own separate phoneme. There are also some additional phonological processes that create the allophones of ~dÍ¡z ~d ~dÍ¡Ê’ and £~g~w Vowels are also punctuated with contrastive high and low tones.


References


External links

* ELAR archive o
Documentation of Baba'1 (Baba)
Languages of Cameroon Nun languages {{gras-lang-stub