Language
Kwaʼ language
From Wikipedia
Kwaʼ (Bakwa) is a minor Bamileke language of Cameroon.
Phonology
Consonants
This analysis differs from that of Tientcheu Tchameni (2008), who did not find /ʔ/, /pf/, /bv/, or /ɣ/. In contrast, Tientcheu Tchameni (2008) found /p/, /gɣ/, /ɰ/, /kf/, and /x/, which Talla Sandeu did not.
Vowels
Tientcheu Tchameni (2008) did not include /ə/ or /əː/ but did include /ɨ/, /o/, and /ɛː/.
Tones
Talla Sandeu (2020) and Tientcheu Tchameni (2008) agree on the number and characteristics of the tones. There are three simple tones (high, mid, and low) and two complex tones (rising and falling). Syllabic nasals can only carry simple tones, e.g., [m̀fū] 'leaf'.
This record is provisional: it was compiled from the cited sources but has not yet been checked by an InsideKamer editor.
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