Writing system Bamum syllabary Glottolog bamu1253 | Native speakers 420,000 (2005) ISO 639-3 bax | |
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Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidGrassfieldsEastern Grassfields (Mbam–Nkam)NunBamum | ||
Bamum (Shüpamom [ʃŷpǎˑmə̀m] "Bamum language"), or in its French spelling Bamoun, is one of the Benue–Congo languages of Cameroon, with approximately 420,000 speakers. The language is well known for its original script developed by King Njoya and his palace circle around 1895. Cameroonian musician Claude Ndam is a native speaker of the language and uses it in his music.
Phonology
Bamum has tone, long vowels and diphthongs, and coda consonants. The simple vowels are,
The consonants are,
References
Bamum language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA