Akose language
Encyclopedia
The Koose language, also called Akoose, Bakossi, or Nkosi, is a Bantu language
spoken by the Koose people (Bakossi, Bekoose) of Cameroon
.
There are many loan words from English
, French
and Douala.
The language is tonal, so the Latin alphabet cannot represent the sounds well.
In the 1970s, linguists Robert and Sylvia Hedinger made a thorough study of Akoose, and proposed an alphabet consistent with other Cameroonian languages.
The language may become endangered. When talking of technical subjects for which the language does not have a good vocabulary, speakers will often revert to Pidgin English
or English
.
Bantu languages
The Bantu languages constitute a traditional sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages. There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion of mutual intelligibility, though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear, and Ethnologue counts 535 languages...
spoken by the Koose people (Bakossi, Bekoose) of Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
.
There are many loan words from English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Douala.
The language is tonal, so the Latin alphabet cannot represent the sounds well.
In the 1970s, linguists Robert and Sylvia Hedinger made a thorough study of Akoose, and proposed an alphabet consistent with other Cameroonian languages.
The language may become endangered. When talking of technical subjects for which the language does not have a good vocabulary, speakers will often revert to Pidgin English
Pidgin English
Pidgin English is a non-specific name used to refer to any of the many pidgin languages derived from English. English-based pidgins include:*American Indian Pidgin English*Bislama...
or English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.