Harshen Kenyang

Harshen Kenyang
Dangin harshen	Harsunan Nijar-Congo Harsunan Atlantic-Congo Harsunan Volta-Congo Harsunan Benue-Congo Harsunan Bantoid Southern Bantoid (en) Mamfe (en) Harshen Kenyang
Baƙaƙen rubutu	Baƙaƙen boko
Lamban rijistar harshe
ISO 639-3	ken
Glottolog	keny1279

Kenyang (Nyang, Banyang, Manyang) shine yaren da ake magana da shi na rukunin yaren Mamfe . Ana magana ne a sassan Manyu da Meme na yankin Kudu maso yammacin Kamaru . Masu jin harshen Kenya a Kamaru ana kiransu da mutanen Bayangi (Bayangui) kuma ana kiran su Bayangi (Bayangui).

Akwai manyan yaruka uku na Kenyang: Lower Kenyang, ana magana a cikin Eyumojock da Mamfe Central reshen yanki, Upper Kenyang, wanda ake magana a cikin babban yanki na Upper Bayang da Kitwii, wanda ake magana a cikin sashin Meme . Yarukan Kenya na Sama da Ƙasashen Kenya sun fi kusanci da juna fiye da Kitwii. Bambancin sunaye na Kitwii sun haɗa da, Kicwe, Twii, Bakoni, Northern Balong, Upper Balong da Manyeman.

phonology da rubutu

An jera wayoyi na Kenyang a cikin teburan da ke ƙasa, tare da wakilcin rubutunsu a maƙallan kusurwa:

Consonants

Consonant		Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Alveolo-palatal	Velar	Labiovelar
<b id="mwMw">Nasal</b>		m ⟨m⟩		n ⟨n⟩	ɲ ⟨ny	ŋ ⟨ŋ⟩
M	<b id="mwRA">Mara murya</b>	p ⟨p ⟩		t ⟩		ku ⟨k⟩	k͡p ⟨kp⟩
	<b id="mwUg">Murya</b>	b ⟨b⟩		d ⟨d⟩		⟨g⟩	ɡ͡b ⟨gb⟩
Haɗin kai	<b id="mwYw">Mara murya</b>				tʃ ⟨ch⟩
	<b id="mwbg">Murya</b>				da ⟨j⟩
Ƙarfafawa	<b id="mwfA">Mara murya</b>		f ⟨f	s ⟨s
	<b id="mwiA">Murya</b>	β⟨bh⟩				ka ⟨gh⟩
<b id="mwlA">Trill</b>				r ⟨r⟩
Kusanci					j ⟨ yi		w ⟨w⟩

Tsayawa mara murya /ptk/ ana gane su azaman kalmar da ba a buɗe ba-ƙarshe: [sə̀p̚] ('don saukowa'), [tə̀t̚] ('don goge') da [kɔ̀k̚] ('don niƙa'). Kafin wasula na gaba, /t/ da /d/ suna cikin bambance-bambancen kyauta tsakanin kasancewa hakori da juna: [t̪í] ('don siyarwa') da [ǹd̪ɛ́] ('coat'). Wani wuri /t/ da /d/ alveolar ne. /m/ ana gane shi azaman labiodental [ɱ] kafin /f/: [ɱ̀fó gèŋ] ('buffalo').

Wasula

	Gaba	Tsakiya	Baya
			Ba a zagaye	Zagaye
Kusa	i ⟨i⟩	ɨ ⟨ɨ⟩	ɯ ⟨ʉ⟩	ku ⟨ku
Kusa-tsakiyar	e ⟨ e⟩			ku ⟨o⟩
Bude-tsakiyar	⟨ɛ⟩			ɔ ⟨ɔ⟩
Bude		a ⟨a⟩

Duk wasulan da ke cikin Kenyang suna zama cikin hanci lokacin bin baƙar hanci, ko kuma lokacin da ake gaba da baƙar hanci. Alal misali, ('don tauna'). /ɛ/ ana gane shi azaman wasalin tsakiya na kusa-tsakiyar a cikin rufaffiyar mabuɗin: [tə̀t̚] ('don goge').