Mmuock language
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| Mmuock | |
|---|---|
| Mmock | |
| Region | Cameroon |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | mmok1234 |
Mmuock, alternatively Mmock, is the language of the Mmuock (Mmock) people of western Cameroon. A writing system is based on the Latin script.
Mmuock is a tonal language: the phrase a la u la can mean at least 10 different things depending on the tone on the ⟨a⟩ and the ⟨u⟩:[1]
- A la u lā. Cry if she cries. (a: she, lèlā: to cry, u: you)
- A la u là. Cook it if she cries. (lèlá: to cook)
- A lâ u lā. Cry if she cooks it.
- A lâ u là. Cook it if she cooks it.
- A la̋ u lā. She has cooked it and you have cried.
- A la̋ u là. She has cooked it and you have cooked.
- A lă u là. (a habitual aspect) She cries and you cook it.
- A lă u lā. (a habitual aspect) She cries and you cry.
- A lã ù lá. You will cry when she will cry (near future).
- A lã ù là. You will cook it when she will cry (near future).
- Ă là ù là. You will cook when she will cook it (near future).
- Ă là ù lá. You will cry when she will cook it (near future).
Orthography
[edit]The Mmuock alphabet referenced herein has notations for fifteen tones and forty letters.[2]
| a /a/ | b /b/ | c /t͡ʃ/ | d /d/ | dz /d͡z/ | e /ǝ/ | f /f/ | g /ɡ/ | h /ʔ/, /h/ | i /i/ |
| j /ǰ/ | k /k/ | l /l/ | m /m/ | n /n/ | ñ /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | æ /ɛ/ | ir /ɪ/ | r /ɐ/ |
| er /ɘ/ | ø /ɯ/ | š /ʃ/ | o /ɔ/ | œ /ɨ/ | p /p/ | pf /p͡f/ | ow /o/ | q /ɣ/ | ur /ɜ/ |
| ar /e/ | s /s/ | t /t/ | ts /t͡s/ | u /u/ | v /v/ | w /w/ | x /ʒ/ | y /j/ | z /z/ |
Keyboard layouts
[edit]Some Unix-like operating systems such as Linux provide an XKB keyboard layout for the Mmuock alphabet. The keyboard layout is a variant of the layout for Cameroon English.[3]
Under Microsoft Windows, Android, the iPhone and iPad, a keyboard layout is available that uses Keyman keyboard layouts.[4]
Sample phrases
[edit]- Welcome
- Zàlèsǣh (to one person)
- Peì zàlèsǣh (to more than one person)
- Enjoy your stay
- Zàlènáng (to one person)
- Peì zàlènáng (to more than one person)
- How do you do?
- À la ká? (to a non-elder)
- What’s up? (casual)
- Ǹgálé?
- Bon appetit / Have a nice meal
- À tsá Ńtsēr
- Bon voyage / Have a good journey
- Qei lènda (to one person)
- Peì qéí lènda (to more than one person)
- Thank you
- M nkongtè wúó (to one person)
- M nkongtè wéí (to more than one person)
- Thanks!
- M nkongte̋
References
[edit]- ↑ Fotang, Tano (2016). The Sound of Mmuock (Vol 1: Orthography) (second ed.). Bamenda: Magnolian Publishers. ISBN 978-9956-645-28-2.
- ↑ "Mmuock Orthography". Mmuock Language Society. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
- ↑ "Cameroon XKB Symbols". freedesktop.org. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Mmuock keyboards for Mobile Devices". africacy.net. Retrieved June 14, 2017.