Mundabli-Mufu is a Southern Bantoid language of Cameroon. It is traditionally classified as a Western Beboid language, but that has not been demonstrated to be a valid family.
The language is spoken in the villages of Mundabli () and Mufu. The neighboring village of Buu speaks a closely related but distinct language.
Phonology + Mundabli Consonant PhonemesGood, Jeff and Lovegren, Jesse and Mve, Jean Patrick and Tchiemouo, Nganguep Carine and Voll, Rebecca and Di Carlo, Pierpaolo. 2011. The languages of the Lower Fungom region of Cameroon: Grammatical overview. Africana Linguistica 17. 101–164.LabialDentalPalatalVelarPlainLabialNasalmn̪ɲŋPlosivevoicelesst̪kvoicedbd̪gAffricatevoicelesst̪s̪tʃkpvoicedd̪z̪dʒgbFricativefs̪ʃApproximantl̪jɥw + Mundabli Vowel PhonemesGood, Jeff and Lovegren, Jesse and Mve, Jean Patrick and Tchiemouo, Nganguep Carine and Voll, Rebecca and Di Carlo, Pierpaolo. 2011. The languages of the Lower Fungom region of Cameroon: Grammatical overview. Africana Linguistica 17. 101–164.FrontCentralBackPlainLoweredLoweredPlainCloseiɪɨʊuClose-mideəoOpen-midɛɔOpenaɒ There are four tones; extra high, high, mid, and low.
References
Blench, Roger, 2011. 'The membership and internal structure of Bantoid and the border with Bantu'. Bantu IV, Humboldt University, Berlin. Good, Jeff, & Jesse Lovegren. 2009. 'Reassessing Western Beboid'. Bantu III. Good, Jeff, & Scott Farrar. 2008. 'Western Beboid and African language classification'. LSA.