Feʼfeʼ language
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Feʼfeʼ or commonly Feʼefeʼe, also known as Nufi or Bafang (Fe'fe': Nufi), is a Bamileke language spoken in Cameroon, around the town of Bafang. It was one of the four languages selected for option at the Collège Libermann at Douala (along with Duala, Basaa and Ghɔmálá').
Phonology
Consonants
Allophones are given in brackets.
| Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | (ɲ) | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | voiceless | (p) | t | t͡ʃ | k | ʔ |
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | (ʃ) | x | |
| voiced | v | z | (ʒ) | (ɣ) | ||
| Approximant | (w) | (l) | (j) |
Vowels
Tone
| Tone | Low | Raised-Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diacritic | à | ẚ | a | á |
| Example | [pʉà] | [pʉẚ] | [pʉa] | [pʉá] |
| Translation | bag | to bend over | to go crazy | two (2) |
The language has a complex tone system, carefully described, along with other aspects of the phonology and morphology, in Hyman (1972).
Writing system
| Uppercase | A | Ɑ | B | C | D | E | Ə | F | G | Gh | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Ŋ | O | P | S | Sh | T | U | Ʉ | V | W | Y | Z | Zh | ʼ |
| Lowercase | a | ɑ | b | c | d | e | ə | f | g | gh | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | ŋ | o | p | s | sh | t | u | ʉ | v | w | y | z | zh | ʼ |
| IPA | a | ɑ | b | t͡ʃ | d | e, ɛ | ə | f | g | ɣ | x | i | d͡ʒ | k | l | m | n | ŋ | o, ɔ | p | s | ʃ | t | u | ɨ | v | w | j | z | ʒ | ʔ |