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Koshin is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family.

Koshin
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	3,000 (2011)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Western Beboid (geographic) Koshin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kid
Glottolog	kosh1246
ELP	Koshin

"Koshin" is the name of the village the language is spoken in.

Phonology

Koshin Consonant Phonemes[2]

		Labial	Dental	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m	n̪	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive	voiceless		t̪		k
	voiced	b	d̪		g
Affricate	voiceless		t̪s̪	tʃ	kp
	voiced		d̪z̪	dʒ	gb
Fricative	voiceless	f	s̪	ʃ
	voiced		z̪	ʒ
Approximant			l̪	j	w

Koshin Vowel Phonemes[2]

	Front		Central	Back
	Less rounded	Plain		Less rounded	Plain
Close	i̜	i	ɨ̜	u̜	u
Close-mid	e		ə
Open-mid	ɛ			ɔ
Open	æ		a

There are three tones; high, mid, and low.

References

• Blench, Roger, 2011. 'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu'. Bantu IV, Humboldt University, Berlin.
• Good, Jeff, & Jesse Lovegren. 2009. 'Reassessing Western Beboid'. Bantu III.
• Good, Jeff, & Scott Farrar. 2008. 'Western Beboid and African language classification'. LSA.

На других языках

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[de] Koschin (Sprache)

Das Koschin ist eine bantoide Sprache des Kamerun.

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- [en] Koshin language

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