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| Akum | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon, Nigeria |
| Region | Taraba State |
| Ethnicity | Anyar |
Native speakers | 1,400 in Cameroon (2002)[1] few in Nigeria (no date), three villages[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aku |
| Glottolog | akum1238 |
| ELP | Akum |
Akum is a Plateau language of Cameroon and across the border in Nigeria.
| Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋm |
| Plosive | b | t d | c ɟ | k g | kp gb |
| Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᶮɟ | ᵑɡ | |
| Affricate | ts dz | ||||
| Fricative | f | s ʃ | |||
| Trill | r | ||||
| Approximant | l | j | w |
Many consonants also have palatalized and labialized variants, but due to a lack of documentation it is unknown whether or not these are phonemic. Only /r/, /b/, /g/, /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/ occur at the end of a syllable, and /ŋ/ only occurs in this position.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High-mid | ɪ | ʊ | |
| Mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
| Low | a |
/ə/ and /ɛ/ may be allophones.
Akum has three tones: high, mid, and low.
