Akum language
# Akum language

Akum is a Plateau language of Cameroon and across the border in Nigeria.

## Phonology

### Consonants

Akum Consonants :

| | Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋm |
| Plosive | b | t d | c ɟ | k g | kp gb |
| Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᶮɟ | ᵑɡ | |
| Affricate | | ts dz | | | |
| Fricative | f | s ʃ | | | |
| Trill | | r | | | |
| Approximant | | l | j | | w |

Many consonants also have palatalized and labialized variants, but due to a lack of documentation it's unknown whether or not these are phonemic. Only /r/, /b/, /g/, /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/ occur at the end of a syllable, and /ŋ/ only occurs in this position.

### Vowels

Akum Vowels :

| | Front | Central | Back |
| - | - | - | - |
| High-mid | ɪ | | ʊ |
| Mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
| Low | | a | |

/ə/ and /ɛ/ may be allophones.

### Tone

Akum has three tones: high, mid, and low.

