Koshin language

Koshin is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family.

Koshin
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	3,000 (2011)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Western Beboid (geographic) Koshin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	kid
Glottolog	kosh1246
ELP	Koshin

"Koshin" is the name of the village the language is spoken in.

Phonology

Koshin Consonant Phonemes^[2]

		Labial	Dental	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m	n̪	ɲ	ŋ
Plosive	voiceless		t̪		k
	voiced	b	d̪		g
Affricate	voiceless		t̪s̪	tʃ	kp
	voiced		d̪z̪	dʒ	gb
Fricative	voiceless	f	s̪	ʃ
	voiced		z̪	ʒ
Approximant			l̪	j	w

Koshin Vowel Phonemes^[2]

	Front		Central	Back
	Less rounded	Plain		Less rounded	Plain
Close	i̜	i	ɨ̜	u̜	u
Close-mid	e		ə
Open-mid	ɛ			ɔ
Open	æ		a

There are three tones; high, mid, and low.