Feʼfeʼ language

Feʼfeʼ
Feʼfeʼ
Nufi, Fotouni, Bafang
Ghə̀ǝ̄ fèʼéfěʼè
Native to	Cameroon
Region	Haut-Nkam (Upper Nkam)
Ethnicity	Bamileke Feʼefeʼe
Native speakers	c. 140,000 (2005)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Grassfields Mbam-Nkam Bamileke Feʼfeʼ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	fmp
Glottolog	fefe1239

Feʼfeʼ or commonly Feʼefeʼe, also known as Nufi or Bafang (Fe'fe': Nufi), is a Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon, around the town of Bafang. It was one of the four languages selected for option at the Collège Libermann at Douala (along with Duala, Basaa and Ghɔmálá').^[3]

NativetoCameroon

RegionHaut-Nkam (Upper Nkam)

EthnicityBamileke Feʼefeʼe

Native speakers

c. 140,000 (2005)^[2]

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		Labial	Dental	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal		m	n	(ɲ)	ŋ
Plosive	voiceless	(p)	t	t͡ʃ	k	ʔ
Plosive	voiced	b	d	d͡ʒ	ɡ
Fricative	voiceless	f	s	(ʃ)	x
Fricative	voiced	v	z	(ʒ)	(ɣ)
Approximant		(w)	(l)	(j)

	Front	Mid	Back
High	i	ɨ^[a]	u
Mid	e	(ə)^[b]	o
Mid	(ɛ)	(ə)^[b]	(ɔ)
Low	a		ɑ

Tone	Low	Raised-Low	Mid	High
Diacritic	à	ẚ	a	á
Example	[pʉà]	[pʉẚ]	[pʉa]	[pʉá]
Translation	bag	to bend over	to go crazy	two (2)

Uppercase	A	Ɑ	B	C	D	E	Ə	F	G	Gh	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	Ŋ	O	P	S	Sh	T	U	Ʉ	V	W	Y	Z	Zh	ʼ
Lowercase	a	ɑ	b	c	d	e	ə	f	g	gh	h	i	j	k	l	m	n	ŋ	o	p	s	sh	t	u	ʉ	v	w	y	z	zh	ʼ
IPA	a	ɑ	b	t͡ʃ	d	e, ɛ	ə	f	g	ɣ	x	i	d͡ʒ	k	l	m	n	ŋ	o, ɔ	p	s	ʃ	t	u	ɨ	v	w	j	z	ʒ	ʔ

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Feʼfeʼ
Nufi, Fotouni, Bafang^[1]
Ghə̀ǝ̄ fèʼéfěʼè
Native to	Cameroon
Region	Haut-Nkam (Upper Nkam)
Ethnicity	Bamileke Feʼefeʼe
Native speakers	c. 140,000 (2005)^[2]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Grassfields Eastern Grassfields Mbam-Nkam Bamileke Feʼfeʼ
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`fmp`
Glottolog	`fefe1239`