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A Phonological Sketch of Ngiemboon-Bamileke

http://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=entry_detail&uid=evrga4jk29
The phonology of Ngiemboon, one of the Bamileke languages, spoken by a quarter million people in Cameroon.
Downstep and Contour Formation in Medumba: A Prosodic Account

http://www.lingref.com/cpp/acal/42/paper2755.pdf
Medumba is a major Bamileke language of Western Cameroon with a complex tone system. In this article, researchers of Boston University argue that prosodic structure plays a significant role in the application of downstep and other tone rules.
Dschang Syllable Structure

http://cogprints.org/2183/3/syllable.pdf
Scholarly paper on the phonology and syllable structure of Dschang, one of the Bamileke languages.
Tonal Merger in Medumba (Bamileke) Nouns

http://www.lingref.com/cpp/acal/42/paper2756.pdf
Medumba is a Bantoid language of Cameroon. In this paper, researchers of the Boston University report a process of tonal merger that is taking place in the language and discuss the concept of floating tone.

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