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Isu language

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Grassfields language spoken in Cameroon Not to be confused with Suwu language.

Isu
Native to	Cameroon
Native speakers	(15,000 cited 1993)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Ring North Isu
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`isu`
Glottolog	`isum1240`
ELP	Isu (Northwest Region, Cameroon)

Isu is a Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon.

Writing system

Isu alphabet
A	B	Bv	Ch	D	Dz	E	F	G	Gb	Gh	H	I	Ɨ	J	K	Kp	L	M	N	Ŋ	O	Ɔ	P	Pf	S	Sh	T	Ts	U	V	W	Y	Z	'
a	b	bv	ch	d	dz	e	f	g	gb	gh	h	i	ɨ	j	k	kp	l	m	n	ŋ	o	ɔ	p	pf	s	sh	t	ts	u	v	w	y	z	'

References

Isu at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Anderson, Stephen C. (2014). Isu Orthography Guide (PDF). Yaounde, Cameroon: SIL.

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Grassfields languages

Central	Babanki Bum Kom Kuk Kung Mmen Oku
Southern	Bamunka Kenswei Nsei Vengo Wushi
Western	Aghem Isu Laimbue Weh Zhoa
Other	Nso

Eastern
Grassfields

Western	Megaka Ngiemboon Ngombale Ngomba Ngwe Yemba
Eastern	Fe’fe’ Ghomálá’ Kwa’ Nda’nda’ Medumba

Metaʼ (Moghamo)
Ngamambo
Mundani
Ngie (Mengum)
Ngoshie
Ngwo (Basa, Konda)
Njen
Amasi

Others

Viti
? Ndemli
? Ambele
? Menchum (Befang)

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