Mangbai language

Mangbai (Mamgbay, Mambai) is an Mbum language of northern Cameroon and southern Chad.

Mangbai
Native toCameroon, Chad
Native speakers
14,000 (2002–2011)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3mcs
Glottologmamb1294
ELPMambai

Distribution

In Cameroon, Mambay is spoken along the Mayo-Kebi River near the Chadian border, in the Djaloumé region (northern end of Bibemi commune, Bénoué department), where there is a massif called Hosséré Mambay. It is also spoken in the extreme southeast of Figuil commune, Mayo-Louti department. In Cameroon and Chad, there is a total of about 2,500 speakers, many of whom also speak Mundang.

Phonology

Consonants[2]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Labial-velar Glottal
voiceless-stop p t k kp ʔ
voiced-stop f s gb
voiceless-fricative b d h
voiced-fricative v z
nasal glottalic series ˀm ˀn ˀŋ
Nasal m n ŋ
flaps/trills r
oral glottalic series ɓ ɗ ˀw
approximants l y w

Vowels
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High i iː u uː
Mid ɛ ɛː ɔ ɔː
Low a aː
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
High ĩ ĩː ũ ũː
Mid ã ãː
Low
Front Central Back
High iˀ uˀ
Mid ɛˀ ɔˀ
Low aˀ
Front Central Back
High ĩˤ ũˤ
Mid ãˤ
Low
Front Central Back
High iˀˤ uˀˤ
Mid ɛˀˤ ɔˀˤ
Low aˀˤ

References
  1. Mangbai at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. "Google Scholar". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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