Karang language (also called Mbum East or Lakka) is an
Mbum language
Mbum Proper (also Mboum, Buna, Mboumtiba and Wuna) is a Adamawa–Ubangi language of Central Africa. It is spoken by about people in Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
History
The Mbum language is spoken by the Mbum people who inhabit ...
of
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...
and
Chad
Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan to Chad–Sudan border, the east, the Central Afric ...
.
Dialects
There are 27,000 – 32,000 Karang speakers in Cameroon, including 7,000 speakers of the ''Sakpu'' dialect (SIL 1991), and 10,000-15,000 speakers of the ''Nzakmbay'' dialect (SIL 1998). Karang is spoken in
Touboro
Touboro is a town and commune in North Region Cameroon.
Refugees
An April 10, 2014 report says:
"Thousands of refugees, fleeing the violence of armed groups ( Séléka and Anti-balaka) are concentrated in the towns of Mbaimboum and Touboro, o ...
and
Tcholliré communes in
Mayo-Rey
Mayo-Rey is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 36,529 km and as of 2001 had a total population of 242,441 . The capital of the department lies at Tcholliré.
Spillover of CAR War
According to the ...
department, Northern Region, and also in Chad. It is closely related to
Pana
Pana or PANA may refer to:
*Napakiak Airport (ICAO code), airport in Napakiak, Alaska
*Pana (mythology), a god in Inuit religion
*PANA, in telecommunications, a Plain ANAlog loop Alarm circuit
*Protocol for carrying Authentication for Network Ac ...
.
Writing system
Nasalisation is indicated with a cedilla : a̧, ȩ, i̧, o̧, ɔ̧, u̧.
The only tone is high, indicated with an acute accent: á, é, í, ó, ɔ́, ú; it can be combined with nasalisation: á̧, ȩ́, í̧, ó̧, ú̧.
Long vowels are indicated with an h.
See also
*
List of Proto-Lakka reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
*Roger Blench, 2004
List of Adamawa languages(ms)
Languages of Cameroon
Languages of Chad
Mbum languages
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