Akum language explained

Akum
States:	Cameroon, Nigeria
Region:	Taraba State
Ethnicity:	Anyar
Speakers:	1,400 in Cameroon
Date:	2002
Ref:	e18
Speakers2:	few in Nigeria (no date), three villages
Familycolor:	Niger-Congo
Fam2:	Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:	Benue–Congo
Fam4:	Plateau
Fam5:	Yukubenic
Fam6:	Akum–Beezen
Iso3:	aku
Glotto:	akum1238
Glottorefname:	Akum

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

Phonology

Consonants

Akum Consonants^[1] !!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.

Notes and References

Kempf. Viktoria. Prischnegg . Tamara. 2020. A sketch of Akum (Southern Jukunoid). Afrika und Übersee. 93. 299–326. 10.15460/auue.2020.93.1.215. 239965594. free.