Mundabli language

Mundabli 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.

Mundabli
Ji
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	500 (2011)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Western Beboid (geographic) Mundabli–Buu Mundabli
Dialects	Mundabli Mufu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	boe
Glottolog	mund1328
ELP	Mundabli-Mufu

"Mundabli" is a village name. The language is spoken in the villages of Mundabli and Mufu. The neighboring village of Buu speaks a distinct language.

Phonology

Mundabli Consonant Phonemes^[2]

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

Mundabli Vowel Phonemes^[3]

	Front		Central	Back
	Plain	Lowered		Lowered	Plain
Close	i	ɪ	ɨ	ʊ	u
Close-mid	e		ə	o
Open-mid	ɛ			ɔ
Open	a			ɒ

There are four tones; extra high, high, mid, and low.