Bangolan language
Bangolan is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
Phonology
Consonants
- is after nasals and elsewhere.
- is after nasals, ~ between vowels or after syllable-final consonants, and elsewhere.
- is after nasals and elsewhere.
- is before in open syllables and elsewhere.
- is between vowels or syllable-finally and elsewhere.
- is in labialized or palatalized syllables after nasal consonants, in labialized or palatalized syllables, after nasal consonants.
- is in labialized or palatalized syllables and elsewhere.
- is in labialized or palatalized syllables and elsewhere.
- are the only syllable-final consonants.
Vowels
does not occur in labialized or palatalized syllables, and do not occur in palatalized syllables. cannot occur in closed syllables before.Tone
Bangolan has lexical and grammatical tone. Lexical tone contrasts with, while grammatical tone contrasts with .There are three level tones and three contour tones. The mid tone is rare but contrasts with the high and low-falling tones.