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The Bamunka language, Ŋgieməkɔʼkə Bamunka pronunciation: [ˈŋgiěꜜmə́ˌkɔ̀ʔkə̌], is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.

Phonology

Consonants

• /b/ and /m/ are bilabial, whereas /f/ and /v/ are labiodental.
• /ɲ/ and /j/ are palatal, whereas /t͡ʃ/, /d͡ʒ/, /ʃ/, and /ʒ/ are post-alveolar.

Vowels

Tones

In addition, Munka has five phonemic tones: three level tones (high, mid, and low) and two contour tones (rising, and falling).

Orthography

Ngeloh Takwe proposed this orthography in her post-graduate diploma dissertation in 2002.

References

1. Munka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Ingle, Jane (2013). The Bamunka Noun Phrase (PDF). Yaoundé: SIL.
3. ^ Ngeloh Takwe, Jeannette (October 2002). Structural Phonology of Bamunka (post-graduate diploma thesis). Yaoundé: The University of Yaoundé I.

Further reading

• Blackwell, Jonathan (2011). SIL (ed.). Proposed revision of Bamunka orthography revised 24 Feb 2011. Yaoundé.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Browne, Ciara (2010). "The Noun Phrase in Bamunka: Towards a Complexity Analysis". The ITB Journal. 11 (2). Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. doi:10.21427/D7VF1T.
• Schaub, Willi (1983). Report on socio-linguistic survey in Ndop Western Grassfields languages (Sociolinguistic survey of Babungo, Bamessing, Babessi, Bamunka). Yaoundé: SIL.
• Sorsamo, Hannu (2006). An introduction to the phonology of Bamunka. Yaoundé: SIL.
• Sorsamo, Hannu (2006). Bamunka Orthography Guide (Provisional). Yaoundé: SIL.
• Sorsamo, Hannu (2006). Observations on the Bamunka phonology and orthography. Yaoundé: SIL.

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