lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageFang is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon.
African language native to Cameroon
Not to be confused with the Bantu
Fang language of Equatorial Guinea.
Fang |
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Native to | Cameroon |
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Native speakers | 4,000 (2011)[1] |
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Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
- Southern Bantoid
- Western Beboid (geographic)
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ISO 639-3 | fak |
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Glottolog | fang1248 |
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ELP | Fang |
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"Fang" is the name of the village the language is spoken in.
Phonology
Fang Consonant Phonemes[2]
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Labial |
Labiodental |
Dental |
Palatal |
Velar |
Nasal |
m |
ɱ |
n̪ |
ɲ |
ŋ |
Plosive |
voiceless |
p |
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t̪ |
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k |
voiced |
b |
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d̪ |
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g |
Affricate |
voiceless |
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t̪s̪ |
tʃ |
kp |
voiced |
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dʒ |
gb |
Fricative |
voiceless |
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f |
s̪ |
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voiced |
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v |
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ʒ |
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Approximant |
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l̪ |
j |
w |
Fang Vowel Phonemes[2]
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Front |
Central |
Back |
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Less rounded |
Plain |
Less rounded |
Plain |
Close |
i̜ |
i |
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u̜ |
u |
Close-mid |
e |
ə |
o |
Open-mid |
ɛ |
ɔ |
Open |
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a |
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There are three tones; high, mid, and low.
References
- Fang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Good, Jeff and Lovegren, Jesse and Mve, Jean Patrick and Tchiemouo, Nganguep Carine and Voll, Rebecca and Di Carlo, Pierpaolo. 2011. The languages of the Lower Fungom region of Cameroon: Grammatical overview. Africana Linguistica 17. 101–164
Beboid languages |
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Eastern | |
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Western | |
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