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Ngwa language is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ngwa people of Abia state in south eastern Nigeria.[1]

Ngwa
Ásụ̀sụ́ Ṅgwà
Pronunciation[ŋɡʷa]
Native toNgwa
RegionSoutheastern Nigeria
EthnicityNgwa people
Native speakers
(1.8 million cited 1979)
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta–Congo
      • Volta–Niger
        • Igboid
          • Nuclear Igboid
DialectsAbala-Ibeme
Writing system
Latin (Önwu alphabet)
Nwagu Aneke script
Igbo Braille
Official status
Regulated bySociety for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC)
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologngwa1247
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Writing system


Upper case A B CH D E F G GB GH GW H HN HW I J K KP KW L M N NW NY O P R S SH T U V W Y Z
Lowercase a b ch d e f g gb gh gw h hn hw i j k kp kw l m n nw ny o p r s sh t u v w y z
IPA phonemes a b t͡ʃ d e f g ɡ͡ɓ~ɓ ɣ ɡʷ ɦ ɦn ɦw i ɪ̙ d͡ʒ k k͡p~ɓ̥ 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:


References


  1. Omenihu A. Oluikpe, Benson (1979). Igbo Transformational Syntax: The Ngwa Dialect Example. Africana Publishers. p. 243.
  2. "INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE HUMANISM GHANA". The Journal of Integrative Humanism Ghana. Faculty of Arts, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. 10 (1): 186. 14 November 2018. ISBN 9780244432201.
  3. Ogbonna Ndubuisi, Anyanwu (14 December 2016). The Syntax of Igbo Causatives: A Minimalist Account. Landmarks Series. Vol. 2 (Illustrated ed.). M & J Grand Orbit Communications. p. 188. ISBN 9789785412772.



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