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Mbum Languages
The Mbum or Kebi-Benue languages (also known as Lakka in narrower scope) are a group of the Mbum–Day languages, Mbum–Day branch of the Adamawa languages, spoken in southern Chad, northwestern Central African Republic, northern Cameroon and eastern Nigeria. Their best-known member is Mbum language, Mbum; other languages in the group include Tupuri language, Tupuri and Kare language (Adamawa), Kare. They were labeled "G6" in Joseph Greenberg's Adamawa languages, Adamawa language-family proposal. Languages *Southern Mbum: Mbum language, Mbum proper, Mbere language (Adamawa), Mbere, Gbete language, Gbete * South West Mbum : [Limbum of the Wimbum] *Central Mbum **Karang: Karang language, Karang (Mbum, Laka), Nzakambay language, Nzakambay (Njak Mbai), Pana language, Pana, Ngumi language, Ngumi, Kare language (Adamawa), Kare (Kãrɛ̃) **Koh: Kuo language, Kuo (Koh), Sakpu language, Sakpu *Northern Mbum **Dama–Galke: Dama language (Cameroon), Dama, Ndai language, Ndai (Galke, Porm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central African Republic to Central African Republic–Chad border, the south, Cameroon to Cameroon–Chad border, the southwest, Nigeria to Chad–Nigeria border, the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to Chad–Niger border, the west. Chad has a population of 19 million, of which 1.6 million live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of N'Djamena. With a total area of around , Chad is the fifth-largest country in Africa and the List of countries and dependencies by area, twentieth largest nation by area. Chad has several regions: the Sahara desert in the north, an arid zone in the centre known as the Sahel, and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngumi Language
Karang language (also called Mbum East or Lakka) is an Mbum language of Cameroon and Chad. Dialects There are 27,000 – 32,000 Karang speakers in Cameroon, including 7,000 speakers of the ''Sakpu'' dialect (SIL 1991), and 10,000-15,000 speakers of the ''Nzakmbay'' dialect (SIL 1998). Karang is spoken in Touboro and Tcholliré communes in Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region, and also in Chad. It is closely related to Pana Pana or PANA may refer to: *Napakiak Airport (ICAO code), airport in Napakiak, Alaska *Pana (mythology), a god in Inuit religion *PANA, in telecommunications, a Plain ANAlog loop Alarm circuit *Protocol for carrying Authentication for Network Ac .... Writing system Nasalisation is indicated with a cedilla : a̧, ȩ, i̧, o̧, ɔ̧, u̧. The only tone is high, indicated with an acute accent: á, é, í, ó, ɔ́, ú; it can be combined with nasalisation: á̧, ȩ́, í̧, ó̧, ú̧. Long vowels are indicated with an h. See also * List of Proto-Lakk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pam Language
Pam is a nearly extinct, unclassified Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about 30 speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré. Spillover of CAR War According to the ... department, Northern Region). References Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laka Language (Nigeria)
Laka or Lau is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Nigeria. It is most closely related to Kabba Laka of Chad. The Hausa refer to the Laka people of Lau as . The language was only recently documented in the mid-2010s, and had been previously misclassified as a Mbum language along with Lau. Distribution Laka speakers live in Laka ward of Lau LGA (Hausa: ; formerly 'Laka town'), Taraba State, eastern Nigeria.Idiatov, Dmitry, Mark Van de Velde, Tope Olagunju and Bitrus Andrew. 2017. Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria'. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands). They live alongside the Win Lau (or ''Lau proper''; formerly ''Lau Habe''), who are Jukunoid speakers. Lexical comparison The following table compares Laka (Lau) and Laka (Chad), both of which are Central Sudanic languages Central Sudanic is a family of about sixty languages that have been included in the proposed Nilo-Saharan language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tale Language
Kare (Kãrɛ̃, Kareng; autonym , where = ) is a southern Mbum language of the Central African Republic, spoken by the Kare people in the mountains of the northeasterly Ouham-Pendé prefecture around Bocaranga. It is spoken by around 97,000 people in the country, and another few thousand speakers in Cameroon. The language's presence on the southeastern edge of the Mbum family is thought to reflect early 19th-century migrations from the Adamawa Plateau, fleeing Fulani raids. ''Ethnologue'' 17 reports that Kare is intelligible with Mbum proper. However, languages more closely related to either are not reported to be intelligible. ''Ethnologue'' lists Tale (Tali) as a dialect, but Blench (2004) leaves it unclassified within the Mbum languages. ''Ethnologue'' also lists Kali as a synonym; Blench lists a Kali language in a different branch of the Mbum languages. Phonology Kare has the following consonantal phonemes: It has the following vowel phonemes: There is a phonolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gonge Language
Pana is an Mbum language of the Central African Republic. A few thousand speak it in southern Chad and northern Cameroon. A dialect in Cameroon, ''Man'', may be a separate language. Blench (2004) leaves Pondo and Gonge in CAR unclassified within the Mbum languages. Distribution Pana is spoken around Belel (Belel commune, Vina department, Adamawa Region), and in Mayo-Rey Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré. Spillover of CAR War According to the ... department, Northern Region. It is also found in CAR and Chad. References *Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) Languages of the Central African Republic Languages of Cameroon Languages of Chad Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mundang Language
Mundang is an Mbum languages, Mbum language of southern Chad and northern Cameroon, spoken by the Mundang people. The Gelama dialect of Cameroon may be a separate language. Distribution Mundang, spoken in Cameroon by 44,700 speakers (SIL 1982), is mainly spoken in Mayo-Kani department, Far North Region, in the communes of Mindif, Moulvouday, and Kaélé. It is also spoken to a lesser extent in the south of Mayo-Kebi, in the east of Bibemi commune (Bénoué department, Northern Region), towards the Chadian border. Mundang of Lere (in Chad) and Mundang of Cameroon (centered in Lara and Kaélé) are highly similar. Phonology Consonants * may also be heard as laryngealized among speakers. * can also be heard as two laryngealized allophones . * Sounds may be heard as fricatives in intervocalic positions. * may be heard as palatal when preceding . * can also range to a retroflex among dialects or a trill when geminated. Vowels * may also range to a close . Wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangbai Language
Mangbai (Mamgbay, Mambai) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric .... Distribution In Cameroon, Mambay is spoken along the Mayo-Kebi River near the Chadian border, in the Djaloumé region (northern end of Bibemi commune, Bénoué department), where there is a massif called Hosséré Mambay. It is also spoken in the extreme southeast of Figuil commune, Mayo-Louti department. In Cameroon and Chad, there is a total of about 2,500 speakers, many of whom also speak Mundang. Phonology Consonants Vowels are heard as when in closed syllables. Glottalized Pharyngealized References {{Adamawa languages Languages of Chad Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kali Language
Kali is a presumably moribund Mbum language of northern Cameroon or the Central African Republic. Distribution Kali, or ''Kali-Dek'', is found in scattered areas throughout the eastern part of Vina department ( Belel commune), in the eastern part of the communes of Ngaoundéré ( Vina department, Adamawa Region) and Meiganga ( Mbere department, Adamawa Region), and the northern part of Lom-et-Djerem Lom-et-Djerem is a department of East Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 26,345 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 228,691. The capital of the department lies at Bertoua. Subdivisions The department is divided ... department ( Garoua-Boulaï and Bétaré-Oya communes, Eastern Region). It is spoken by 7,438 speakers. References *Roger Blench, 2004List of Adamawa languages(ms) Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mono Language (Cameroon)
Mono is a moribund Mbum language spoken by older adults in northern Cameroon. Dama, a closely related variety that may have been a dialect of Mono, is already extinct. It was located in the arrondissement of Rey Bouba (Mayo-Rey department, North Region). Distribution Mono is spoken north of Rey Bouba, around Kongrong, and along the Mayo-Godi River (Rey Bouba commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region). Spoken by 1,100 speakers, Mono is in decline as speakers are shifting to Fulfulde Fula ( ),Laurie Bauer, 2007, ''The Linguistics Student's Handbook'', Edinburgh also known as Fulani ( ) or Fulah (, , ; Adlam: , , ; Ajami: , , ), is a Senegambian language spoken by around 36.8 million people as a set of various diale .... References *Blench, Roger and Stefan EldersA wordlist of Mono, a highly endangered Adamawa language of Cameroun Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ndai Language
Ndai, also known as Galke or Pormi, is a nearly extinct Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about a few speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré. Spillover of CAR War According to the ... department, Northern Region). The name of the language supposedly comes from the language's word for . The language is spoken to a degree of fluency by five speakers, all over the age of 50, and two others are alleged to hold a conversational-level knowledge of the language. References Languages of Cameroon Mbum languages {{AtlanticCongo-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |