Ngwa language is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ngwa people of Abia state in south eastern Nigeria.[1]
Ngwa | |
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Ásụ̀sụ́ Ṅgwà | |
Pronunciation | [ŋɡʷa] |
Native to | Ngwa |
Region | Southeastern Nigeria |
Ethnicity | Ngwa people |
Native speakers | (1.8 million cited 1979) |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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Dialects | Abala-Ibeme |
Writing system | Latin (Önwu alphabet) Nwagu Aneke script Igbo Braille |
Official status | |
Regulated by | Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | ngwa1247 |
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IPA phonemes | a | b | t͡ʃ | d | e | f | g | ɡ͡ɓ~ɓ | ɣ | ɡʷ | ɦ | ɦn | ɦw | i | ɪ̙ | d͡ʒ | k | k͡p~ɓ̥ | kʷ | l | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | ɲ | o | ɔ̙ | p | ɹ~ɾ | s | ʃ | t | u | ʊ̙ | v | w | j | z |
The ngwa language shares similar alphabets with the Igbo but with additional alphabet.[1][2][3]
The tones are indicated with diacritics: