Mfumte (Nfumte) is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. It is not clear if the four varieties spoken by ethnic Mfumte—Ndaktup, Kwaja, Fum and Mfumte proper—are mutually intelligible or distinct languages; ability to communicate may be either due to inherent intelligibility or to bilingualism, while Fum and Mfumte may simply be the Nigerian and Cameroonian names for the same language.
Orthography The Mfumte alphabet has 40 letters, with 30 consonants and 10 vowels.
Alphabet +Mfumte alphabetCapital Lowercase IPA Phoneme AllophonesA a B b Ch ch D d Dz dz E e , Ə ə F f G g Gb gb Gh gh H h ’ ’ I i Ɨ ɨ J j K k Kp kp L l M m N n Ny ny Ŋ ŋ O o Ɔ ɔ Ø ø P p R r S s Sh sh T t Ts ts U u Ʉ ʉ V v W w Wy wy Y y Z z Zh zh
Multigraphs In addition to the single phonemes, Mfumte has prenasalized, palatalized, labio-palatalized, labialized, and velarized consonants. +Mfumte multigraphs Capital Lowercase IPAMp mp Mb mb Nt nt Nd nd Nk nk Ng ng Nkp nkp Ngb ngb Nts nts Ndz ndz Nj nj Mf mf Mv mv Ns ns Nsh nsh Ngh ngh Nh nh Py py By by Ky ky Gy gy Hy hy Mpy mpy Mby mby Nky nky Ngy ngy Mfy mfy Nghy nghy Nhy nhy Hwy hwy Nhwy nhwy Nghwy nghwy Pw pw Bw bw Kw kw Gw gw Fw fw Hw hw Nyw nyw Nw nw Mpw mpw Mbw mbw Nkw nkw Ngw ngw Nghw nghw Nhw nhw
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