Isu language

Isu
Isu
Native to	Cameroon
Region	Menchum
Native speakers	(15,000 cited 1993)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Ring North Isu; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	isu
Glottolog	isum1240
ELP	Isu (Northwest Region, Cameroon)

Last updated October 29, 2025

Isu is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.

Writing system

Isu alphabet^[2]
A	B	Bv	Ch	D	Dz	E	F	G	Gb	Gh	H	I	Ɨ	J	K	Kp	L	M	N	Ŋ	O	Ɔ	P	Pf	S	Sh	T	Ts	U	V	W	Y	Z	'
a	b	bv	ch	d	dz	e	f	g	gb	gh	h	i	ɨ	j	k	kp	l	m	n	ŋ	o	ɔ	p	pf	s	sh	t	ts	u	v	w	y	z	'

References

↑ Isu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
↑ Anderson, Stephen C. (2014). Isu Orthography Guide (PDF). Yaounde, Cameroon: SIL.

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[e25-1] Isu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)

[2] Anderson, Stephen C. (2014). Isu Orthography Guide (PDF). Yaounde, Cameroon: SIL.

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A	B	Bv	Ch	D	Dz	E	F	G	Gb	Gh	H	I	Ɨ	J	K	Kp	L	M	N	Ŋ	O	Ɔ	P	Pf	S	Sh	T	Ts	U	V	W	Y	Z	'
a	b	bv	ch	d	dz	e	f	g	gb	gh	h	i	ɨ	j	k	kp	l	m	n	ŋ	o	ɔ	p	pf	s	sh	t	ts	u	v	w	y	z	'

A	B	Bv	Ch	D	Dz	E	F	G	Gb	Gh	H	I	Ɨ	J	K	Kp	L	M	N	Ŋ	O	Ɔ	P	Pf	S	Sh	T	Ts	U	V	W	Y	Z	'
a	b	bv	ch	d	dz	e	f	g	gb	gh	h	i	ɨ	j	k	kp	l	m	n	ŋ	o	ɔ	p	pf	s	sh	t	ts	u	v	w	y	z	'

A	B	Bv	Ch	D	Dz	E	F	G	Gb	Gh	H	I	Ɨ	J	K	Kp	L	M	N	Ŋ	O	Ɔ	P	Pf	S	Sh	T	Ts	U	V	W	Y	Z	'
a	b	bv	ch	d	dz	e	f	g	gb	gh	h	i	ɨ	j	k	kp	l	m	n	ŋ	o	ɔ	p	pf	s	sh	t	ts	u	v	w	y	z	'