Mfumte (Nfumte) 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 ...
of
Cameroon
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. It is not clear if the four varieties spoken by ethnic Mfumte—Ndaktup, Kwaja, Fum and Mfumte proper—are
mutually intelligible or distinct languages; ability to communicate may be either due to inherent intelligibility or to
bilingualism, while ''Fum'' and ''Mfumte'' may simply be the
Nigeria
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n and Cameroonian names for the same language.
Orthography
The mfumte alphabet has 40 letters, with 30 consonants and 10 vowels.
References
External links
A Sketch Grammar of the Central Mfumte LanguageAn introduction to the Mfumte language and a description of its grammar rules
Conflict Resolution Systems in Wulí’ CultureA description of language conflict including the Mfumte language
Languages of Cameroon
Nkambe languages
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