Mbama language
(Redirected from Mbamba)
| Mbama | |
|---|---|
| Mbamba, Ombamba, Mbaama, Mbaamba | |
| lembaama | |
| Native to | Republic of Congo, Gabon |
| Region | Haut-Ogooué in Gabon |
| Ethnicity | Mbama people |
Native speakers | (25,000 cited 2000–2004)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbm |
| Glottolog | omba1241 |
B.62[2] | |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Person | ombaama |
|---|---|
| People | ambaama |
| Language | lembaama |
Mbama language is a Bantu language spoken in the Bambama District (Lekoumou Region) of the Republic of Congo and in Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon by the Mbama people.
Phonology
[edit | edit source]| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k g |
| Prenasalized | ᵐp ᵐb, ᵐf ᵐv | ⁿt ⁿd | ⁿtʃ ⁿdʒ | ᵑk ᵑg |
| Fricative | f v | s | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
| Approximant | w | l, r | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i iː | u uː | |
| Mid-high | e eː | o oː | |
| Mid-low | ɛ ɛː | ɔ ɔː | |
| Low | a aː |
Mbama also has two tones;[3] high, and low.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Mbama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ a b c Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Bibliography
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