The Ngiemboon (N'Jhamboon) language, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon. Its speakers are located primarily within the department of Bamboutos in the West Region of Cameroon.
| Ngiemboon | |
|---|---|
| Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Province de l'Ouest, Bamboutos |
Native speakers | 250,000 BOCOWI (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | nnh |
| Glottolog | ngie1241 |
Dialects are Batcham (Basham), Balatchi (Balaki) and Bamoungong (Bamongoun).
Alphabet edit
| Uppercase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A | B | C | D | E | Ɛ | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Ŋ | O | Ɔ | P | R | Pf | S | Sh | T | Ts | U | Ʉ | V | W | Ẅ | Y | Ÿ | Z | ʼ | ||||||||||
| Lowercase | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | ɛ | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | ŋ | o | ɔ | p | r | pf | s | sh | t | ts | u | ʉ | v | w | ẅ | y | ÿ | z | ʼ | ||||||||||
Phonology edit
The consonants are:
| Labial | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||
| Affricate | pf | ts | |||
| Fricative | f v | s z | |||
| Approximant | w | j | ɰ | ||
| Labial Approximant | ɥ |
The vowels are /a/, /ɔ/, /ε/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/.
Ngiemboon is a tonal language, and uses the high tone /˦/, the low tone /˨/, the falling tone /˥˩/, and the rising tone /˩˥/.[3]
References edit
- ^ Ngiemboon at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Anderson 2007
- ^ "PHOIBLE Online -". phoible.org. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
External links edit
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