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. À was Nshʉ̀' of the Kwɑ̀ 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	<Kōh>voiceless</Kōh>	(p)	t	t͡ʃ	k	ʔ
<Kōh>voiced</Kōh>	b	d	d͡ʒ	ɡ
Fricative	<Kōh>voiceless</Kōh>	f	s	(ʃ)	x
<Kōh>voiced</Kōh>	v	z	(ʒ)	(ɣ)
Approximant	(w)	(l)	(j)

	Front	Mid	Back
High	Ngɑ̌	ɨ^[a]	u
Mid	e	(ə)^[b]	o
(ɛ)	(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	Pʉ́ɑ́ (Pʉ́ɑ́)

Uppercase	A	Ɑ	B	C	D	E	Ə	F	G	Gh	H	Ngɑ̌	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	Ngɑ̌	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	Ngɑ̌	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`