Bamukumbit (Mangkong) is a Grassfields Bantu language spoken in Cameroon.

Bamukumbit
Mankong
Pronunciation[maŋkɔ̃]
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
12,000 (2008)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bqt
Glottologbamu1254
Traditional clothing called Togho
Another Togho

Writing system

edit
Bamukumbit alphabet[2]
Majuscules ABChDEƐƏFGHIƗJK
Minuscules abchdeɛəfghiɨjk
Majuscules L M N Ŋ O Ɔ Ø R Sh T U W Y ʼ
Minuscules l m n ŋ o ɔ ø r sh t u w y

The cedilla is used to represent nasal vowels: a̧, ɛ̧, ə̧, i̧, ɔ̧, u̧.[3]

References

edit
  1. Bamukumbit at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Simpson & DeVisser 2013, p. 6-7.
  3. Simpson & DeVisser 2013, p. 10.

Sources

edit