Mbama language

Mbama
Mbamba, Ombamba, Mbaama, Mbaamba
lembaama
Native toRepublic of Congo, Gabon
RegionHaut-Ogooué in Gabon
EthnicityMbama people
Native speakers
(25,000 cited 2000–2004)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbm
Glottologomba1241
B.62[2]
Personombaama
Peopleambaama
Languagelembaama

Mbama 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

Consonants[3]
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
Vowels[3]
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

  1. ^ Mbama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ a b c Okoudowa, Bruno (2005). Descrição prelimininar de aspectos da fonologia e da morfologia do lembaama (MA thesis). University of São Paulo. doi:10.11606/D.8.2005.tde-11032008-121559.

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