Native to Nigeria Native speakers (5,000 cited 1989) Glottolog womn1235 | Region Adamawa State ISO 639-3 wom | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Leko–Nimbari
Leko
Wom | ||
Wom, or Perema, is a Leko language of Nigeria.
Sound system
Consonants are
/ŋ/, and only /ŋ/, appears geminate. /ʔ/ is rare, perhaps borrowed. /h/ is known from one word, not borrowed.
Vowels are /i e ɛ a ə ɔ o u/. All may be doubled, but there are no long vowels. /a/ is neutralized to /ə/ in all but final position.
Tone is probably high, low, and falling, as in Chamba Leko.
References
Wom language (Nigeria) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA