Baca language

Bantu language spoken in Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Baca language, Nubaca, is a Bantu language of Cameroon spoken in the village of Bongo,[3] in the Bokito subdivision.[4]

NativetoCameroon
Native speakers
4,500 (2007)[1]
ISO 639-3baf
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Baca
Nubaca
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
4,500 (2007)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3baf
Glottolognuba1241
A.621[2]
ELPNubaca
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Phonology

Consonants

The following table shows the consonants of Baca.[3]

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Baca consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Stop voiceless p t k
prenasalised ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg
Fricative voiceless f s h
prenasalised ɱf ⁿs
Approximant l j w
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Vowels

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Baca vowels
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i iː u uː
Near-close ɪ ɪː ʊ ʊː
Close-mid e o oː
Open-mid ɛ ɛː ɔ ɔː
Open a aː
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Baca distinguishes length in all vowels except /e/. Baca also exhibits vowel harmony based on tongue root position, separating vowels into two categories, /i u e o/ [+ATR] and /ɪ ʊ ɛ ɔ a/ [-ATR], and requires that vowels in the noun root agree in tongue root position. [-ATR] and [+ATR] vowels never occur in the same root, except /a/ which can appear in [+ATR] environments and is realized as [ɜ].[3]

Tone

Baca has an underlying two tone system, high and low.[3]

References

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