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Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kemezung (Dumbo, Dumbu, Dzumbo, Kumaju) is a Southern Bantoid (Eastern Beboid) language of Cameroon. According to Ethnologue, it's 85% lexically similar to Bebe.[1]
Kemezung | |
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Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Northwest Province, Donga-Mantung Division, Southwest corner of Ako Subdivision, Northwest of Nkambé, town of Dumbu and village of Kwei. |
Native speakers | 3,540 (2008)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | dmo |
Glottolog | keme1240 |
Kemezung has 19 "unmodified" consonants.[2] Cox also claims Kemezung has labialized, palatalized, and prenasalized consonants but does not list all of them.[3]
Kemezung has 9 phonemic vowels.[4]
Kemezung also has 7 (or possibly 8) tones.[5] There are three level tones (high, mid, and low), three falling tones (high-low, mid-low, and long mid-low), and one or two rising tones (low-mid and possibly mid-high).
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