Mbum

Mbum is a member of the Atlantic-Congo branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken in Cameroon and Central African Republic by about 51,000 people. It is also known as West Mbum, Buna, Mboum, Mboumtiba and Wuna.

Mbum is spoken particularly in the Adamawa Region in central Cameroon.

Mbum alphabet and pronunciation

Mbum alphabet and pronunciation

This chart shows the letters used in Mbum, their names and their pronunciation. The names of the letters are not certain.

Download a chart of the Mbum alphabet and pronunciation (PDF, in German)

Information about Mbum pronunciation complied by Wolfram Siegel

Sample video in Mbum

Links

Information about the Mbum language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbum_language
http://www.ethnologue.com/language/mdd

Atlantic-Congo languages

Abua, Bandial, Bariba, Berom, Cebaara, Efik, Esimbi, Ibibio, Iceve-Maci, Jibu, Jju, Kambari, Kar, Kissi, Kom, Laalaa, Limba, Mbum, Mono, Mundang, Nafanan, Noon, Obolo, Safen, Supyire, Temne, Ubang, Yemba

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page last modified: 23.04.21

[top]


Green Web Hosting - Kualo

You can support this site by Buying Me A Coffee, and if you like what you see on this page, you can use the buttons below to share it with people you know.

 

The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com

If you like this site and find it useful, you can support it by making a donation via PayPal or Patreon, or by contributing in other ways. Omniglot is how I make my living.

 

Note: all links on this site to Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.fr are affiliate links. This means I earn a commission if you click on any of them and buy something. So by clicking on these links you can help to support this site.

[top]

iVisa.com