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
s 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 |