Wom_language_(Nigeria)

Perema language

Perema language

Leko language spoken in Nigeria

For the Papuan language, see Wom language (Papua New Guinea).
Not to be confused with Pere language (Ivory Coast).

Wom ([w̃ɔ̃̀m][2]), or Perema, is a Leko language of Nigeria.

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Phonology

Consonants are:

mn[ŋ]
bdɟɡɡb ~ ɡʷ
ptckkp ~ kʷ(ʔ)
f vs zʃ ʒx(h)
r
ljw

/ŋ/, and only /ŋ/, appears geminate. /ʔ/ is rare, perhaps borrowed. /h/ is known from one word, not borrowed.

Vowels are /i e ɛ a ə ɔ o u/. All may be doubled, but there are no long vowels. /a/ is neutralized to /ə/ in all but final position.

Tone is probably high, low, and falling, as in Chamba Leko.

References

  1. [1]
    Wom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Idiatov, Dmitry, Mark Van de Velde, Tope Olagunju and Bitrus Andrew. 2017. Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands).


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