Vute language
Vute is a Mambiloid language of Cameroon and Gabon, with a thousand speakers in Nigeria. The orthography was standardized on March 9, 1979. Noted dialect clusters are eastern, central, and Doume.
Phonology
Consonants
Consonants in Vute are numerous and include pulmonic and implosive airstreams. Labialization is phonemic in many consonants, some of which is dialectal.Tones
Source:There are more phonemic tones than are marked in orthography, such as mid-high rising tone and mid tone being both unmarked for example. Phonologically conditioned downstep is unmarked.
| Tone Category | IPA | Orthography | Example | Gloss |
| high tone | ˦ | á, áá | tím | blood |
| mid tone | ˧ | a, aa | məb | louse |
| low tone | ˨ | à, àà | tɨ̀mnɨ | to drown |
| mid-high | ˧˥ | a, aá | tɨm | antelope |
| low-high* | ˩˥ | à | ɓùn | grass |
| high-low | ˥˩ | â, áà | bɨ̂ŋ | round, complete |
| high-mid | ˥˧ | â, áa | mîn | good |
| high-low-high | ˥˩˦ | âá | sîím | rainy season |