Nun languages
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Nun languages are a subgroup of the Grassfields Bantu languages spoken in western Cameroon, characterized by complex tonal systems and rich noun class morphology.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grassfields Bantu languages subgroup
ⓘ
language subgroup ⓘ |
| arealFeature | contact with other Grassfields languages ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
complex tonal systems
ⓘ
rich noun class morphology ⓘ |
| country | Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | Grassfields region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agreement morphology
ⓘ
consonant alternations ⓘ noun classes ⓘ tone ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup | individual Nun lects and dialects ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin script (for some languages) ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Atlantic–Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Grassfields Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Grassfields languages ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cameroon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | minority languages in Cameroon ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Atlantic–Congo languages
ⓘ
Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Grassfields Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages ⓘ |
| typology |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
tone languages ⓘ |
| usedBy | Nun peoples of Cameroon ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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