Ceve (Iceve), or ''Iceve-Maci'', is a

Tivoid language The Tivoid languages are a branch of the Southern Bantoid languages spoken in parts of Nigeria and Cameroon. The subfamily takes its name after Tiv, the most spoken language in the group. The majority are threatened with extinction. The largest ...

of the

Cameroons British Cameroons or British Cameroon was a British mandate territory in British West Africa, formed of the Northern Cameroons and Southern Cameroons. Today, the Northern Cameroons forms parts of the Borno, Adamawa and Taraba states of Nigeri ...

. The divergent dialects are Ceve proper (Becheve), and Maci (Matchi, Oliti).

Writing system

Multigraphs

Tone Tone may refer to: Visual arts and color-related * Tone (color theory), a mix of tint and shade, in painting and color theory * Tone (color), the lightness or brightness (as well as darkness) of a color * Toning (coin), color change in coins * ...
indication

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

Tones

There are 5 tones: high, low, falling, rising and rising-falling.

References

Languages of Nigeria Languages of Cameroon Tivoid languages {{SBantoid-lang-stub