Bangolan () is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.
Phonology
Consonants
- is after nasals (e.g., ) and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- is after nasals (e.g., ), ~ between vowels or after syllable-final consonants (e.g., ~ ), and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- is after nasals (e.g., ) and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- is before in open syllables (e.g., ) and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- is between vowels or syllable-finally (e.g., ) and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- is in labialized or palatalized syllables after nasal consonants (e.g., ), in labialized or palatalized syllables (e.g., ), after nasal consonants (e.g., , and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- is in labialized or palatalized syllables (e.g., ) and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- is in labialized or palatalized syllables (e.g., ) and elsewhere (e.g., ).
- are the only syllable-final consonants.
Vowels
does not occur in labialized or palatalized syllables, and do not occur in palatalized syllables. cannot occur in closed syllables before .
Tone
Bangolan has lexical and grammatical tone. Lexical tone contrasts with , while grammatical tone contrasts with .
There are three level tones (high , mid , low ) and three contour tones (low-rising , high-low falling , and low-falling ). The mid tone is rare but contrasts with the high and low-falling tones.
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