The Ngiemboon (N'Jhamboon) language, ''Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ'', is one of a dozen
Bamileke languages
The Bamileke languages ( bai, Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon ...
spoken in
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
. Its speakers are located primarily within the department of
Bamboutos in the
West Region of Cameroon.
Dialects are Batcham (Basham), Balatchi (Balaki) and Bamoungong (Bamongoun).
Alphabet
Phonology
The consonants are:
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 /˩˥/.
References
External links
Database of audio recordings in Ngiemboon - basic Catholic prayers
Languages of Cameroon
Bamileke languages
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