Wom (
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Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria'. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands).), or Perema, is a
Leko language of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
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Phonology
Consonants are:
/ŋ/, and only /ŋ/, appears geminate. /ʔ/ is rare, perhaps borrowed. /h/ is known from one word, not borrowed.
Vowels are .
All may be doubled, but there are no long vowels. /a/ is neutralized to /ə/ in all but final position.
Tone is probably high, low, and falling, as in
Chamba Leko.
References
External links
The Perema (Wom) language of northeastern Nigeria: classification, phonology and noun morphology (PDF)by Roger M. Blench, 2000. Mallam Dendo, Cambridge.
Leko languages
Languages of Nigeria
Languages of Cameroon
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