Feʼfeʼ language
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').[3]
| Feʼfeʼ | |
|---|---|
| Nufi, Fotouni, Bafang[1] | |
| Fèʼéfěʼè | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Haut-Nkam (Upper Nkam) |
| Ethnicity | Bamileke Feʼefeʼe |
Native speakers | c. 140,000 (2005)[2] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | fmp |
| Glottolog | fefe1239 |
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 |
Phonology
References
- OLAC resources in and about the Feʼfeʼ language. Open Language Archives.
- Feʼfeʼ at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Patrick Renaud, Le Français au Cameroun in: Le Français hors de France sous la direction de A. Valdman, Editions Honoré Champion, Paris, 1979.
- Hyman, Larry (1972). "A Phonological Study of Feʼ Feʼ Bamileke" (PDF).
External links
- Language Museum
- List of Nufi terms and their German translation
- Résurrection des langues minoritaires
- Alphabet camerounais
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