Bambalang language
The Bambalang language, also called Chrambo or Mbawyakum, is a Grassfields [Bantu language] of Cameroon.
Phonology
Consonants
These phones and phonemes were enumerated by Grove in 2007 and refined by Wright in 2012.Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | |||
| Close-mid | |||
| Mid | |||
| Open-mid | |||
| Open |
Diphthongs
In addition to simple oral and nasal vowels, Bambalang also has oral and nasal diphthongs and vowel sequences. Grove and Wright do not specify whether nasal diphthongs are truly diphthongs or vowel sequences.| Orthographic | Phonemic | Phonetic |
| ei | ||
| ou | ||
| ao | ||
| əɨ | ||
| ie | /ie/ | |
| ia | ||
| ua | ||
| uo | ||
| aoŋ | ||
| ɛiŋ | ||
| ieŋ | ||
| iɛŋ | ||
| iaŋ | ||
| uoŋ |
Tone
In addition, Bambalang has both lexical and grammatical tone.Tones in Bambalang