Mbuʼ language

Mbuʼ, or Ajumbu, 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. Inasmuch as Western Beboid may be valid, Mbuʼ would appear to be the most divergent of its languages.

Mbuʼ
Ajumbu
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	200 (2011)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Western Beboid (geographic) Ajumbu–Lung Mbuʼ
Language codes
ISO 639-3	muc
Glottolog	mbuu1238
ELP	Ajumbu

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

Phonology

Mbu' Consonant phonemes^[2]

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

Mbu' Vowel Phonemes^[2]

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i y	ɨ	u
Mid	e ɛ	ə	o ɔ
Open		a

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