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Bana language

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Native to
  
Cameroon

Native speakers
  
23,000 (2007)

Glottolog
  
bana1305

Region
  
Far North Province

ISO 639-3
  
bcw

Language family
  
Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Bura–Higi Higi (A.3) Bana

Bana is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects include Gamboura and Gili.

Phonology

The vowels of Bana are /ɨ ə ɛ/, which can occur with high, falling, low, or rising tone.

References

Bana language Wikipedia