Aghem (Wum or Yum) is a Grassfields Bantu language spoken in the Wum Central Sub-division in Menchum Division of the North West Region of Cameroon.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of Aghem are shown below.

BilabialLabiodentalAlveolarPost- alveolarPalatalLabial–velarVelarGlottal
Nasalmnɲŋmŋ
Plosiveunasp.bdkpgbgʔ
asp.
Affricatep̪fb̪vtsdzt̠ʃd̠ʒ
Fricativefvʃʒɣ
ApproximantMedianjw
Laterall

Vowels

FrontNear-frontNear-backBack
Closeiu
Near-closeɪʊ
Close-mideo
Open-midɛɔ
Openaɒ

Aghem has two tones. High tone and low tone.

External links

Miscellaneous Links

Entries for Aghem in inventories of languages and people groups

Linguistic papers on the Aghem language

  • , by David Thormoset
  • , by Larry M. Hyman (April 27, 2006, Revised March 12, 2007)
  • , by Larry M. Hyman and Maria Polinsky