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Mbam language spoken in Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Ki language, Tuki (Baki, Oki), is a Mbam language of Cameroon. It is spoken by 26,000 people in the Central Province of Cameroon, in the Lekie division and in the Mbam and Kim division, along the Sanaga river.[3]

NativetoCameroon
Native speakers
(26,000 cited 1982)[1]
ISO 639-3bag – inclusive code
Individual codes:
leo – Leti
mct – Mengisa (duplicate code)
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Ki
Tuki
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
(26,000 cited 1982)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bag – inclusive code
Individual codes:
leo – Leti
mct – Mengisa (duplicate code)
Glottologtuki1240
A.601 (ex-A.61,64), possibly also A.63[2]
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The dialects are Kombe (Tukombe), Cenga (Tocenga), Tsinga (Tutsingo), Bundum, Njo (Tonjo), Ngoro (Tu Ngoro), Mbere (Tumvele)[3] and possibly Leti/Mengisa[4] and Mbwasa.

Phonology

Tuki distinguishes six phonetic vowels. It distinguishes between long and short vowels.[5]

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Vowels
Front Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɔ
Open a
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The consonants are as follows.[5]

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Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar/Glottal Labiovelar
Stop/Affricate Voiceless p t t͡ʃ k k͡p
Voiced b d d͡ʒ g g͡b
Prenasalized ⁿb ⁿd ⁿd͡ʒ ⁿg <ng> ⁿg͡b
Fricative Voiceless s h
Voiced β
Nasal m n ɲ <ny> ŋ <ng>
Approximant ɾ j w
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Grammar

As in most Bantu languages, the noun consists of a class prefix and a stem. Verbs are conjugated for the noun class of the subject and object.[3] The primary word order is SVO.[6]

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