Karang language
| Karang | |
|---|---|
| Mbum | |
| Laka | |
| Native to | Cameroon, Chad |
Native speakers | 17,000 in Cameroon (2007)[1] 1,000 of Karang, Ngumi, Sakpu, and Mbere in Chad (1995) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kzr |
| Glottolog | kara1478 |
| ELP | Karang |
Karang language (also called Mbum East or Lakka) is an Mbum language of Cameroon and Chad.
Writing system
| Uppercase | A | B | Ɓ | D | Ɗ | E | F | G | GB | H | I | K | KP | L | M | MB | MGB | N | ND | NZ | Ŋ | ŊG | O | Ɔ | P | R | S | T | U | V | VB | W | Y | Ƴ | Z |
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| Lowercase | a | b | ɓ | d | ɗ | e | f | g | gb | h | i | k | kp | l | m | mb | mgb | n | nd | nz | ŋ | ŋg | o | ɔ | p | r | s | t | u | v | vb | w | y | ƴ | z |
Nasalisation is indicated with a cedilla : a̧, ȩ, i̧, o̧, ɔ̧, u̧.
The only tone is high, indicated with an acute accent: á, é, í, ó, ɔ́, ú; it can be combined with nasalisation: á̧, ȩ́, í̧, ó̧, ú̧.
Long vowels are indicated with an h.
See also
- List of Proto-Lakka reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
- ^ Karang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Roger Blench, 2004. List of Adamawa languages (ms)
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