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 | |
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Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Province de l'Ouest, Bamboutos |
Native speakers | 250,000 BOCOWI (2000)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | nnh |
Glottolog | ngie1241 |
Dialects are Batcham (Basham), Balatchi (Balaki) and Bamoungong (Bamongoun).
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
The consonants are:
Labial | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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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]
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