Oroko, also Bakundu-Balue or Balundu-Bima, is a group of Bantu languages spoken in Cameroon.
Varieties are Kundu/Nkundu (Lokundu, Bakundu), Lue (Lolue, Balue), Mbonge, Ekombe, Londo (Londo ba Nanga; cf. Londo), Londo ba Diko, Ngolo (Longolo; cf. Ngolo dialect), Bima, Tanga (Lotanga, Batanga), and Koko (Lokoko, Bakoko: distinct from Bakoko language). Maho (2009) treats these as ten distinct languages.
Phonology
Consonants BilabialLabio-dentalAlveolarPost-alv./PalatalVelarLabial-velarplainlab.NasalmnɲŋPlosive/Affricatevoicelessptt͡ʃkkʷk͡pvoicedbdd͡ʒɡʷprenasalᵐbⁿdᶮd͡ʒᵑɡᵑɡʷᵑᵐɡ͡bFricativevoicelessɸfsvoiced/pren.βᶬf, ᶬvprenasalⁿf, ⁿvLiquidl ~ rApproximantjw
[r] is used interchangeably with /l/ among speakers.
Vowels FrontCentralBackCloseiuClose-mideoOpen-midɛɔOpena
Writing system + Oroko alphabet a b c ɗ e ɛ f i j k kp m mb n nd ng ngb nj ny ŋ o ɔ s t u w y
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