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Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kenswei Nsei (Kensense), also Nsei or Mesing (Bamessing), is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
Labial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
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-voice | +voice | -voice | +voice | -voice | +voice | -voice | +voice | -voice | ||
Nasal | Plain | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||||
Labialized | ɲʷ | ŋʷ | ||||||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
Plain | b | t | d | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | k | g | ʔ | |
Pre-nasalized | ᵐb | ⁿt | ⁿd | ⁿt͡ʃ | ⁿd͡ʒ | ᵑk | ᵑg | |||
Lablalized | bʷ | tʷ | dʷ | t͡ʃʷ | d͡ʒʷ | kʷ | gʷ | |||
Pre-nasalized and labialized |
ᵐbʷ | ⁿtʷ | ⁿdʷ | ⁿt͡ʃʷ | ⁿd͡ʒʷ | ᵑkʷ | ᵑgʷ | |||
Fricative | Plain | f | v | s | z | ɣ[a] | h | |||
Pre-nasalized | ᶬf | ⁿs | ||||||||
Labialized | sʷ | zʷ | ||||||||
Pre-nasalized and labialized |
ⁿsʷ | |||||||||
Approximant | Plain | l | j[b] | w | ||||||
Labialized | lʷ | jʷ |
Nsei has both lexical and grammatical tone. There are at least two level tones (high, low, and possibly mid) and two contour tones (falling and rising).[3]
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