Notes on Nyokon phonology (Bantu A.45, Cameroon)
Issue Date:
2011-10
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42 pages
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This paper is a preliminary analysis of the phonology of Nyokon based on a wordlist of nearly 1000
words. Nyokon is a Bantu language spoken in the Mbam region of Cameroon. It was classified by
Guthrie as A.45 (Guthrie 1971:32). Section 2 provides an overview of the sociolinguistic situation
and previous research. Sections 3 though 5 present the phonological building blocks of the
language. Section 7 briefly explores morphophonology of the language.
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Published
Table of Contents:
1 Introduction --
2 Background --
3 Phonological segments --
3.1 Consonants --
3.2 Vowels --
4 CV patterns and distribution --
4.1 Consonant distribution --
4.2 Distribution of vowels --
4.3 Reduplication --
4.4 Lexical stem structures --
5 Tone --
6 Morphology --
6.1 Noun class markers --
6.2 Verbal afxes --
7 Morphophonology --
7.1 Gliding and frication --
7.2 Centralizing --
7.3 Palatalization of the alveolar nasal --
7.4 Other hiatus resolution --
8 Conclusion --
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43054