Meta' Orthography

CAMEROON

METTA (MENEMO) (GRASSFIELDS BANTU, MOMO)

PHONEMES AND ORTHOGRAPHIC SYMBOLS

EXAMPLES

ivi

P

Ibl

b

HI

t

Idl

d

1^

c

/cfe/

J

M

k

/g/

9

ni

III

i

/e/

e

/a/

a

ImJ

m

In!

n

/JV

ny

/!)/

g

li!
hi

Labialization: e.g. gw
Palatalization: e.g. gy
Labialization and palatalization: e.g. gyw

Tones:

high

mid

■

central

unmarked

low

^

rising

;

HI

M.
Isl

I2J

hi

hi

/w/

/y/

/u/
hi
hi

f

V

s
z
r

a

Tad

b

bon

c

CDm

d

ndab

e

pe

9

bad

f

tfe

9

ogub

gh

ighob

di

v4

jam^

kyw*

kwem

mban

nyam

rjgDm

gob

bon

pa'

to'
bu

V*

kwem
dyi
zon
ka'

market day

children

fine, good

thread

to arrive

people

face

fowl

palm tree

cry

palm nut

axe

maize

a dance

nail

animal

plantain

skin

children

cloud

again

needle

palace

dog

palm nut

dance

woman

to buy

cricket

ALPHABET

abcdeafgghiijkmnnygooprstuv
w y z '

number of graphemes 29

Alphabets of Afrtea

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