The Ki language, Tuki (Baki, Oki), is a Mbam language of Cameroon. It is spoken by 26,000 people in the Central Province of Cameroon, in the Lekie division and in the Mbam and Kim division, along the Sanaga river.Biloa, E. (2013). Syntax of Tuki : A Cartographic Approach. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
The dialects are Kombe (Tukombe), Cenga (Tocenga), Tsinga (Tutsingo), Bundum, Njo (Tonjo), Ngoro (Tu Ngoro), Mbere (Tumvele) and possibly Leti/MengisaHammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices and Mbwasa.
Phonology Tuki distinguishes six phonetic vowels. It distinguishes between long and short vowels. +VowelsFrontBackCloseiuClose-mideoOpen-midɔOpena The consonants are as follows. +ConsonantsBilabialAlveolarPalatalVelar/GlottalLabiovelarStop/AffricateVoicelessptt͡ʃkk͡pVoicedbdd͡ʒgg͡bPrenasalizedⁿbⁿdⁿd͡ʒⁿg <ng>ⁿg͡bFricativeVoicelessshVoicedβNasalmnɲ <ny>ŋ <ng>Approximantɾjw
Grammar As in most Bantu languages, the noun consists of a class prefix and a stem. Verbs are conjugated for the noun class of the subject and object. The primary word order is SVO.
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