Naki language
Naki, or Munkaf, is an Eastern Beboid language of Cameroon and Nigeria. There is no name for the language; it is known by the villages it is spoken in, including Naki and Mekaf in Cameroon and Mashi in Nigeria, the latter listed as a separate language by Ethnologue, though it is not distinct.
Phonology
Naki is a tonal language. It has a high tone /á/, a low tone /à/, a rising tone /ǎ/, and a falling tone /â/.Naki has eight phonemic vowels. These are as follows:
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | i | u | |
| Close-mid | e | ə | o |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
| Open | a |
The consonants are as follows.
There are also the labio-velar plosives k͡p and g͡b.