lingvo.wikisort.org - LanguageNyong (Daganyonga), also known as Mubako and Bali-Kumbat,[3] is a Leko language spoken in two well-separated enclaves in Cameroon and Nigeria. Cameroonian speakers consider themselves to be ethnically Chamba.
Leko language spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria
| Nyong |
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| Native to | Nigeria, Cameroon |
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| Region | Adamawa State |
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Native speakers | 30,000 in Cameroon (2008 census)[1] |
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Language family | |
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| ISO 639-3 | muo |
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| Glottolog | nyon1241 |
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| Person | Nyɔŋvena[2] |
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| People | Nyɔŋnepa (Nyongnepa) |
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| Language | Nyɔŋ Nyanga |
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Nyong is linguistically distinct from nearby languages. It is instead more similar to the Chamba language which is spoken to the north. Nyong and Chamba have 85% lexical similarity.[4]
Distribution
Ethnologue (22nd ed.) lists the following Nyong villages and locations.
- Cameroon
- Mezam division, Santa subdivision: Baligham village
- Ngo-Ketunjia division, Balikumbat subdivision: Baligashu, Baligansin, and Balikumbat villages on Ndop plain
- Nigeria
- Adamawa State: Mayo Belwa LGA
- Taraba State: Zing LGA. 6 villages.
Phonology
The vowels of Nyong are /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/, /ə/ /ɛ/, /ɔ/, and /a/. Length contrast exists in all vowels except /ə/ and /o/, which are always short. There are five tones: high, mid, low, rising, and falling.[5]
Consonant Phonemes[5]
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Labial |
Dental/Alveolar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Labiovelar |
Glottal |
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| Nasal |
m |
n |
ɲ |
ŋ |
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| Stop |
p, b |
t, d |
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k, g |
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| Affricate |
| nd |
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ŋɡ |
kp, gb | |
| Approximant |
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l |
j |
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w | |
| Fricative |
f, v |
s, z |
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h |
References
- Nyong at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- "Mubako". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- Griffin, Margaret A. (1994). A rapid appraisal survey of Mubako (ALCAM 300 Samba leekɔ).
- Kouonang, Alice (1983). Esquisse phonologique du parler bali-kumbat.
Languages of Cameroon |
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| Indigenous languages | |
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See also: General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages |
Languages of Nigeria |
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| National languages | |
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| Recognised languages | |
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| Indigenous languages | Indigenous languages (grouped by Nigerian state) |
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| Sign languages | |
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| Scripts | |
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Adamawa languages |
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| Waja–Kam | |
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| Leko–Nimbari | | Leko | |
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| Duru | |
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| Mumuye–Yendang | |
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| Other | |
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| Bambukic | | Bikwin–Jen | |
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| Bena–Mboi (Yungur) | |
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| Other | |
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| Mbum–Day | |
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| Others | |
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На других языках
[de] Nyong (Sprache)
Die Sprache Nyong (Daganyonga) ist eine Leko-Sprache, die in zwei getrennten Enklaven in Kamerun und in Nigeria gesprochen werden.
- [en] Nyong language
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