Language
Wuzlam language
From Wikipedia
Wuzlam, also called Uldeme (Ouldémé), Udlam, Ouzlam, Uzam, Uzlam, and Mizlime, is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Chadic branch. It is spoken in northern Cameroon.
The Wuzlam (10,500 speakers) originally lived in the Wuzlam massif, in the canton of Mayo-Ouldémé (arrondissement of Tokombéré, department of Maya-Sava, Far North Region). The northeastern edge of this massif is inhabited by speakers of Pelasla or Gwendelé, culturally assimilated to the Wuzlam, or "Ouldémé".
Phonology
Consonants
The palatal series of consonants are apico-alveolar [t͡s, d͡z, ⁿz, s, z] before /a, ə/ and dorso-palatal [t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ, ⁿʒ, ʃ, ʒ] before /e, i/.
Vowels
Colombel states that the four vowels are distinguished by palatalization and tension.
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