Bamunka, or Ngiemekohke (Ŋgieməkɔʼkə ) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
Phonology Consonants
+ Consonants Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial-velar Glottal Plosive/Affricate Voiceless Voiced Fricative Voiceless Voiced Nasal Approximant
and are bilabial, whereas and are labiodental. and are palatal, whereas , , , and are post-alveolar.
Vowels
+Vowels Front Central Back Close Mid-close Mid-open Open
Tones In addition, Munka has five phonemic tones: three level tones (high, mid, and low) and two contour tones (rising, and falling).
Orthography Ngeloh Takwe proposed this orthography in her post-graduate diploma dissertation in 2002.
+ Bamunka alphabet (2002) Letters a b c d e ɛ ə f gh g h ɨ j k kp l m n ny ŋ o ɔ s sh t u v w y zh IPA
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