Many consonants also have palatalized and labialized variants, but due to a lack of documentation it's unknown whether or not these are phonemic. Only /r/, /b/, /g/, /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/ occur at the end of a syllable, and /ŋ/ only occurs in this position.
^ abAkum at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ abKempf, Viktoria; Prischnegg, Tamara (2020). "A sketch of Akum (Southern Jukunoid)". Afrika und Übersee. 93: 299–326. doi:10.15460/auue.2020.93.1.215. S2CID 239965594.
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akum, language, akum, plateau, language, cameroon, across, border, nigeria, akumnative, tocameroon, nigeriaregiontaraba, stateethnicityanyarnative, speakers1, cameroon, 2002, nigeria, date, three, villages, language, familyniger, congo, atlantic, congobenue, c. Akum is a Plateau language of Cameroon and across the border in Nigeria AkumNative toCameroon NigeriaRegionTaraba StateEthnicityAnyarNative speakers1 400 in Cameroon 2002 1 few in Nigeria no date three villages 1 Language familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoBenue CongoPlateauYukubenicAkum BeezenAkumLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code aku class extiw title iso639 3 aku aku a Glottologakum1238ELPAkum Contents 1 Phonology 1 1 Consonants 1 2 Vowels 1 3 Tone 2 ReferencesPhonology editConsonants edit Akum Consonants 2 Labial Coronal Palatal Velar Labio velarNasal m n ɲ ŋ ŋmPlosive b t d c ɟ k g kp gbPrenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡAffricate ts dzFricative f s ʃTrill rApproximant l j wMany consonants also have palatalized and labialized variants but due to a lack of documentation it s unknown whether or not these are phonemic Only r b g m n and ŋ occur at the end of a syllable and ŋ only occurs in this position Vowels edit Akum Vowels 2 Front Central BackHigh mid ɪ ʊMid ɛ e ɔLow a e and ɛ may be allophones Tone edit Akum has three tones high mid and low References edit a b Akum at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required a b Kempf Viktoria Prischnegg Tamara 2020 A sketch of Akum Southern Jukunoid Afrika und Ubersee 93 299 326 doi 10 15460 auue 2020 93 1 215 S2CID 239965594 This article about Plateau languages is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Akum language amp oldid 1136112942, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,