Koshin 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.

Koshin
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
3,000 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3kid
Glottologkosh1246
ELPKoshin

"Koshin" is the name of the village the language is spoken in.

Phonology

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Koshin Consonant Phonemes[2]
Labial Dental Palatal Velar
Nasal m ɲ ŋ
Plosive voiceless k
voiced b g
Affricate voiceless t̪s̪ kp
voiced d̪z̪ gb
Fricative voiceless f ʃ
voiced ʒ
Approximant j w
Koshin Vowel Phonemes[2]
Front Central Back
Less rounded Plain Less rounded Plain
Close i ɨ̜ u
Close-mid e ə
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open æ a

There are three tones; high, mid, and low.

References

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  1. ^ Koshin at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b Good, 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.