Kenyang (Nyang, Banyang, Manyang) is the most spoken language of the Mamfe language group. It is spoken in the Manyu and

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departments of the Southwest Region of

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. Kenyang speakers in Cameroon are known as Bayangi (Bayangui) people and are called Bayangi (Bayangui). There are three main dialects of Kenyang: Lower Kenyang, spoken in

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and Mamfe Central subdivisions, Upper Kenyang, spoken in

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subdivision and Kitwii, spoken in

department. The Upper Kenyang and Lower Kenyang dialects are more closely related to each other than to Kitwii. Variant names of Kitwii include, Kicwe, Twii, Bakoni, Northern Balong, Upper Balong and Manyeman.

Phonology and Orthography

The phonemes of Kenyang is listed in the tables below, with their orthography written in angled brackets:

Consonant

Vowel

All the vowels in Kenyang can be

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References

Mamfe languages Languages of Cameroon {{mamfe-lang-stub