title: Akum language
text: # Akum language
  
  Akum is a Plateau language of Cameroon and across the border in Nigeria.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  ### Consonants
  
  Akum Consonants :
  
  | | 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.
  
  