Oroko | |
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Balondo | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Southwest and Kribi |
Native speakers | 110,000 (2000) [1] |
Dialects |
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bdu |
Glottolog |
orok1266 |
A.101 (ex-A.11,12)
[2] |
Oroko, also Bakundu-Balue or Balundu-Bima, is a poorly known Bantu dialect cluster spoken in Cameroon.
Varieties are Kundu/Nkundu (Lokundu, Bakundu), Lue (Lolue, Balue), Mbonge, Ekombe, Londo (Londo ba Nanga; cf. Londo), Londo ba Diko, Ngolo (Longolo; cf. Ngolo dialect), Bima, Tanga (Lotanga, Batanga), and Koko (Lokoko, Bakoko: distinct from Bakoko language). Maho (2009) treats these as ten distinct languages.
Bilabial |
Labio- dental |
Alveolar |
Post-alv./ Palatal |
Velar |
Labial- velar | |||
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plain | lab. | |||||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||
Plosive/ Affricate |
voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | kʷ [a] | k͡p | |
voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡʷ | ||||
prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᶮd͡ʒ | ᵑɡ | ᵑɡʷ [b] | ᵑᵐɡ͡b | ||
Fricative | voiceless | ɸ [c] | f | s | ||||
voiced/ pren. | β [d] | ᶬf, ᶬv [e] | ||||||
prenasal | ⁿf [f], ⁿv [g] | |||||||
Liquid | l ~ r | |||||||
Approximant | j | w |
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
a | b | c | ɗ | e | ɛ | f | i | j | k | kp | m | mb | n | nd | ng | ngb | nj | ny | ŋ | o | ɔ | s | t | u | w | y |