singular, taking the place of he and she in English. In second person, "wɛ᷅" means you(singular), "we᷅e" means you(plural) and not I, "so᷅" means you(singular) and I, and "se᷅e" means (you(singular) and we) or (you(plural) and I). Also, Limbum has compound pronouns, which English lacks. Adjectives tend to follow the noun they modify, and may be repeated for emphasis. E.g. "e ye bi boŋ" means "he-or-she eats kolanut good," and "e ye bi boŋboŋ" means "he-or-she eats kolanut very-good". Yes–no questions are formed simply by appending the word a to a statement, as in "Ndi a᷅ du a?", meaning "Ndi has gone, is-it-so?" word-for-word - much less confusing than English's subject-verb inversions. Negation is grammatically similar. Limbum's five prepositions don't align with English prepositions much at all: ni: marker of direction, accompaniment or instrument, like "to him" or "with him" in English. mbe: marker of location, like "in the house" or "on the chair." mba: marker of a direction or location at a lower elevation, like "down-to Tabenken valley." ko: marker of a direction or location at a higher elevation, like "up-to Ndu." nje: marker of direction, location or provenance, like "at school" or "from Douala." Sample vocabulary Notes References Languages of Cameroon Nkambe languages