Zulgo-Gemzek language
| Zulgo-Gemzek | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 26,000 (2002) |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gnd |
| Glottolog | zulg1242 |
Zulgo-Gemzek is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Gemzek, Mineo, and Zulgo (Zəlgwa). Blench (2006) considers Zəlgwa-Minew and Gemzek to be distinct languages.
Zulgo-Gemzek only possesses two vowel phonemes: ə and a, one of the smallest vowel inventories of any language in the world.