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Mambila is a dialect chain stretching across Nigeria and Cameroon. It is one of the Mambiloid languages, a branch of Benue–Congo.

Mambila
RegionNigeria and Cameroon
Native speakers
(130,000 cited 1993)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Bantoid
        • Northern Bantoid
          • Mambiloid
            • Mambila–Konja
              • Mambila–Vute
                • Mambila
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
mzk  Nigerian Mambila
mcu  Camerounian Mambila
Glottolognige1255  Nigeria
came1252  Cameroon

Notable dialects are Barup, Bang, Dorofi, Gembu, Hainari, Kabri, Mayo Ndaga, Mbamnga, Tamien, Warwar (in Nigeria); Sunu Torbi (Torbi), Ju Naare (Gembu), and in Cameroon, Ju Ba and Langa. Mambila goes by numerous names, which, besides the dialectical names, include Bea, Ble, Juli, Lagubi, Nor, Nor Tagbo, Tongbo, and the spellings Mabila, Mambere, Mambilla.

Tep is generally considered a dialect by those in Tep and by speakers of other varieties of Mambila, but though Tep speakers are ethnically Mambila, their speech is not intelligible to other varieties. In terms of linguistic classification it may be more accurate to call it a different Mambiloid language. See Connell references below.

Blacksmiths among the Mambila once spoke Somyev, a related Mambiloid language, though this is nearly extinct.


Phonology



Vowels


Front Central Back
Close i ɨ ɯ u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

There is an occurrence of fricativized close vowel combinations when preceded by a number of consonants. An alveolo-palatal fricative with vowels /i, ɨ/ as [ʑ͜i, ʑ͜ɨ], and a labio-dental sound with /ɯ/ as [v͜ɯ]. The only consonants /b, f, t, d, n, l, ʃ, k/ are heard with the fricativized vowels [bʑ, ʃʑ, fv, tv, dv, nv, lv, kv].[2]


Consonants


Labial Alveolar Postalv./
Palatal
Velar Glottal
plain lab.
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ
Stop voiceless p t k
voiced b d g ɡʷ
prenasal vl. ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk ᵑkʷ
prenasal vd. ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ ᵑɡʷ
Affricate voiceless t͡s t͡ʃ
voiced d͡z d͡ʒ
prenasal vl. ⁿt͡s
prenasal vd. ⁿd͡z ⁿd͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ (x) h
voiced v
prenasal vl. ᶬf ⁿs
prenasal vd. ᶬv ⁿz
Trill (r)
Tap ɺ
Approximant lateral l
plain j w

References


  1. Nigerian Mambila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Camerounian Mambila at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Connell, Bruce (2007). Mambila fricative vowels and Bantu spirantisation. Africana Linguistica 13. pp. 7–31.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)



На других языках


[de] Mambila

Mambila ist eine bantoide Sprache der Semibantu-Sprachen.
- [en] Mambila language

[fr] Mambila (langue)

Le mambila ou bang, bea, ble, juli, lagubi, mambere, mambilla, nor, tagbo, tongbo, torbi) est la langue des Mambila, parlée principalement au Nigeria sur le plateau de Mambila, également au Cameroun dans la région de l'Adamaoua, le long de la frontière, au nord-ouest du département du Mayo-Banyo, dans les arrondissements de Banyo et Bankim[1].



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