Mfumte (Nfumte) is a
Grassfields Bantu language of
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...
. It is not clear if the four varieties spoken by ethnic Mfumte—Ndaktup, Kwaja, Fum and Mfumte proper—are
mutually intelligible or distinct languages; ability to communicate may be either due to inherent intelligibility or to
bilingualism, while ''Fum'' and ''Mfumte'' may simply be the
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
n and Cameroonian names for the same language.
Orthography
The mfumte alphabet has 40 letters, with 30 consonants and 10 vowels.
References
External links
A Sketch Grammar of the Central Mfumte LanguageAn introduction to the Mfumte language and a description of its grammar rules
Conflict Resolution Systems in Wulí’ CultureA description of language conflict including the Mfumte language
Languages of Cameroon
Nkambe languages
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