Perema language

{{Short description|Leko language spoken in Nigeria}}{{For|the Papuan language|Wom language (Papua New Guinea)}}{{distinguish|Pere language (Ivory Coast)}}

{{Infobox language

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|nativename=Perema

|states=Nigeria

|region=Adamawa State

|speakers=5,000

|date=1989

|ref = e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Leko–Nimbari

|fam4=Leko

|fam5=

|iso3=wom

|glotto=womn1235

|glottorefname=Wom (Nigeria)

|notice=ipa

}}

Wom ([w̃ɔ̃̀m]Idiatov, Dmitry, Mark Van de Velde, Tope Olagunju and Bitrus Andrew. 2017. [http://idiatov.mardi.myds.me/talks/2017_CALL_AdaGram_Survey_Results.pdf Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria]. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands).), or Perema, is a Leko language of Nigeria.

Phonology

Consonants are:

class="wikitable IPA"
m	n			[ŋ]
b	d		ɟ	ɡ	ɡb ~ ɡʷ
p	t		c	k	kp ~ kʷ	(ʔ)
f v	s z	ʃ ʒ		x		(h)
	r
	l		j		w

/ŋ/, and only /ŋ/, appears geminate. /ʔ/ is rare, perhaps borrowed. /h/ is known from one word, not borrowed.

Vowels are {{IPA|/i e ɛ a ə ɔ o u/}}.

All may be doubled, but there are no long vowels. /a/ is neutralized to /ə/ in all but final position.

Tone is probably high, low, and falling, as in Chamba Leko.

References

External links

[http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/AU/WOMonly.pdf The Perema (Wom) language of northeastern Nigeria: classification, phonology and noun morphology (PDF)] by Roger M. Blench, 2000. Mallam Dendo, Cambridge.

Category:Leko languages

Category:Languages of Nigeria

Category:Languages of Cameroon