Mbum language spoken in Cameroon and Chad
| Mangbai |
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| Native to | Cameroon, Chad |
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Native speakers | 14,000 (2002–2011)[1] |
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Language family | |
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| Language codes |
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| ISO 639-3 | mcs |
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| Glottolog | mamb1294 |
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| ELP | Mambai |
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Mangbai (Mamgbay, Mambai) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad.
Distribution
In Cameroon, Mambay is spoken along the Mayo-Kebi River near the Chadian border, in the Djaloumé region (northern end of Bibemi commune, Bénoué department), where there is a massif called Hosséré Mambay. It is also spoken in the extreme southeast of Figuil commune, Mayo-Louti department. In Cameroon and Chad, there is a total of about 2,500 speakers, many of whom also speak Mundang.
Phonology
Consonants[2]
Vowels
/e, o/ are heard as [ɛ, ɔ] when in closed syllables.
Glottalized
Pharyngealized
References
- ^ Mangbai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Anonby, Erik John (2008). "Phonology and Morphology of Mambay (Niger-Congo, Adamawa)". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
