Naki language

Bantoid language spoken in West Africa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Naki, or Munkaf, is an Eastern Beboid language of Cameroon and Nigeria. There is no name for the language; it is known by the villages it is spoken in, including Naki and Mekaf (Munkaf) in Cameroon and Mashi in Nigeria, the latter listed as a separate language by Ethnologue, though it is not distinct.

Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1993)[1]
ISO 639-3Either:
mff  Naki (Cameroon)
jms  Mashi
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Naki
Munkaf
RegionCameroon, Nigeria
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1993)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
mff  Naki (Cameroon)
jms  Mashi
Glottolognaki1240
ELPNaki
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Phonology

Naki is a tonal language. It has a high tone /á/, a low tone /à/, a rising tone /ǎ/, and a falling tone /â/.

Naki has eight phonemic vowels. These are as follows:

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The consonants are as follows.

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Consonants
Labial Coronal Palatal Velar
Plosive voiceless p t c k
voiced b bʷ bʲ d g
Affricate voiceless f fʷ fʲ t͡s t͡sʷ t͡sʲ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ d͡ʒʷ
Fricative voiceless s ʃ ʃʷ ʃʲ
voiced ʒ
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Approximant w l j
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There are also the labio-velar plosives k͡p and g͡b.[2]

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