Karang language


Karang language is an Mbum language of Cameroon and Chad.

Dialects

There are 27,000 – 32,000 Karang speakers in Cameroon, including 7,000 speakers of the Sakpu dialect, and 10,000-15,000 speakers of the Nzakmbay dialect. Karang is spoken in Touboro and Tcholliré communes in Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region, and also in Chad. It is closely related to Pana.

Writing system

Nasalisation is indicated with a cedilla : , ȩ, i̧, , ɔ̧, .
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.