Fut language

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Bafut
Fut
Bufe
Region Cameroon
Native speakers
100,000 (2009) [1]
Dialects
  • Bufe (Afughe)
Language codes
ISO 639-3 bfd
Glottolog bafu1246

The Bafut language, Fut, is an Eastern Grassfields language of the Niger–Congo languages, and related to Bamum. Oral tradition traces dynastic origins to the Ndobo or Tikari areas. It is spoken by people of Bafut Subdivision, Tuba, in the division of Mezam and in the division of Metchum in Northwest Province, Cameroon.

Contents

The Bafut language was alphabetized by SIL International consultant Joseph Mfonyam in 1982. Since then, some literature has been translated into Bafut, most notably the New Testament in 2000.

Writing system

Alphabet (AGLC) [2]
ABDEƐƏFGGHIƗJKLMNŊŊYOƆRSTTSUWYZʼ
abdeɛəfgghiɨjklmnŋŋyoɔrsttsuwyzʼ

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References

  1. Bafut at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Atindogbe, 2004