Mangbei_language

Mangbai language

Mangbai language

Mbum language spoken in Cameroon and Chad


Mangbai (Mamgbay, Mambai) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad.

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Distribution

In Cameroon, Mambay is spoken along the Mayo-Kebi River near the Chadian border, in the Djaloumé region (northern end of Bibemi commune, Bénoué department), where there is a massif called Hosséré Mambay. It is also spoken in the extreme southeast of Figuil commune, Mayo-Louti department. In Cameroon and Chad, there is a total of about 2,500 speakers, many of whom also speak Mundang.

Phonology

Consonants[2]

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Vowels

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/e, o/ are heard as [ɛ, ɔ] when in closed syllables.

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Glottalized

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Pharyngealized

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References

  1. Mangbai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Anonby, Erik John (2008). "Phonology and Morphology of Mambay (Niger-Congo, Adamawa)". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.

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