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Mbembe
Tigon
Native toCameroon, Nigeria
RegionNorthwest Region in Cameroon, Taraba State in Nigeria
Native speakers
(60,000 cited 1987–2005)[1]
Dialects
  • Ashuku (Kitsipki)
  • Nama (Dama, Namu)
  • Nzare (Izale)
  • Kporo
  • Eneeme
Language codes
ISO 639-3nza
Glottologtigo1236

Mbembe, or more specifically Tigon Mbembe, is a Jukunoid language[2] of Cameroon and Nigeria.

Writing system

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The alphabet is based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages (GACL):

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Upper case ABChD EƐFGGb HIJKKp LMNNyŊ OƆPRS ShTUVW ZZh
Lowercase aɑbchd eɛfggb hijkkp lmnnyŋ oɔprs shtuvw zzh

Tones are indicated by vowels with acutes, graves, circumflexes and carons.

References

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  1. Mbembe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin (eds.). "Tigon Mbembe". Glottolog . Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  3. Eyoh & Echebi 2009.