Phonology

see References below.

The consonants

p	t	ch [tʃ]	k	ʼ [ʔ]
b	d	(j) [tʃ]	g
mb	nd		ng [ŋg]
	nz
	s			h
m	n	ny [ɲ]	ŋ
	l	y [j]	w

The short vowels

i		u
e		o
ɛ	ə	ɔ
	a

The long vowels

ii			uu
ee		oo	(øø)
ɛɛ	əə		ɔɔ
	aa	(αα)

References

Ekanjume, Beatrice. 1998. A sketch outline of tones in Akoose. MA thesis, University of Yaounde 1.

Ekanjume, Beatrice. 2005. The phrasal phonology of tones in Akɔ́ɔ́sɛ: Evidence from naturally occurring code-switching data. PhD thesis, University of Yaounde 1.

Ekanjume, Beatrice. 2008. The phonological phrase as a prosodic domain in Akóóse. Journal of West African Languages. 35:57-76.

Hedinger, Robert and Sylvia Hedinger. 1977. Phonology of Akɔɔse (Bakossi). Yaoundé: SIL. 88 pages.

Hedinger, Robert, Sylvia Hedinger and G.E.R Metuge. 1992/2009. Détel, délâŋ-ʼɛ Akɔ́ɔ̄sē. Letʼs Read and Write Bakossi. Yaoundé: SIL.

Hedinger, Robert. 1985b. Some issues in the establishment of an orthography for Akɔɔse. ms. 7 pages.

Hedinger, Robert. 2011. Akoose orthography guide. Yaoundé: SIL. 88 pages.

Ngome, Manasse. nd. Akose orthography. Ms.

Palle, Angela Diengu. 2000. The lexical phonology of Akoose nouns. MA thesis, University of Buea.