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MBE
Mbe may refer to: * Mbé, a town in the Republic of the Congo * Mbe Mountains Community Forest, in Nigeria * Mbe language, a language of Nigeria * Mbe' language, language of Cameroon * ''mbe'', ISO 639 code for the extinct Molala language Molala (Molele, Molalla) is the extinct and poorly attested Plateau Penutian language of the Molala people of Oregon and Washington. It is first attested along the Deschutes River, and later moved to the Molalla and Santiam rivers, and to the ... of the United States See also * MBE (other) {{Dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbé
A town in the Republic of the Congo, Mbé is located in the Ngabe District of the Department of Pool, approximately 200 km northeast of Brazzaville. A village in Cameroon, Adamoua region, Vina North Site Description The royal domain of Mbé was composed of various sites related to the culture and the history of the Bateke people. The capital and residence of the Makoko (king) was also referred to as Mbé. The Kingdom knew ceaseless displacements throughout its history. The precolonial Bateke cultural tradition, indeed, required the displacement of the capital “Mbé” whenever a king died suddenly. World Heritage Status This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on June 12, 2008, in the Cultural category. Notable people * Ngalifourou Ngalifourou (1864 – 8 June 1956) was a queen of the Mbé region in what is today the Republic of Congo(Congo-Brazzaville). As a ruler she was close to French colonial authorities and was the first ruler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbe Mountains Community Forest
The Mbe Mountains Community Forest is situated in southern Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ..., and covers 86 km. Rising to heights of 900m the Mbe Mountains are an important stronghold for the critically endangered Cross River gorilla ''Gorilla gorilla diehli'', as well as a number of other unique species such as the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee ''Pan troglodytes ellioti'', the drill ''Mandrillus leucophaeus'', and the grey-necked rockfowl ''Picathartes oreas''. The Mbe Mountains are surrounded by nine communities with a total population of approximately 10,000 people. Gallery File:Mbe mountains community forest.jpg, Spectacular from 'Gorilla rock' one of the highest points on the hill. Expanse of forest extends from Cross River to Takamanda forest res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbe Language
Mbe is a language spoken by the Mbube people of the Ogoja, Cross River State region of Nigeria, numbering about 65,000 people in 2011. As the closest relative of the Ekoid family of the Southern Bantoid languages, Mbe is fairly close to the Bantu languages. It is tonal and has a typical Niger–Congo noun-class system. Phonology Vowels Vowels are . Consonants Mbe has a rather elaborate consonant inventory compared to the Ekoid languages, presumably due to contact from neighbouring Upper Cross River languages. All Mbe consonants apart from the labial–velars () and have labialised counterparts. ( is presumably .) In addition, the non-labialised peripheral stops (; palatalised would be ) and the liquids () have palatalised counterparts. There are a few consonants that only occur in ideophones, such as . An interesting additional contrast is between fortis and lenis . Fortis (long?) half-rounds a following vowel such as , whereas lenis does not. This distinct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Molala Language
Molala (Molele, Molalla) is the extinct and poorly attested Plateau Penutian language of the Molala people of Oregon and Washington. It is first attested along the Deschutes River, and later moved to the Molalla and Santiam rivers, and to the headwaters of the Umpqua and Rogue rivers. It was once thought to be close to Cayuse. Dialects There were three known dialects: *Northern Molala, spoken in southern Oregon in the Cascade Range *Upper Santiam Molala, spoken along the upper Santiam River in the Cascades in central Oregon. *Southern Molala, spoken in southern Oregon in the Cascade Range Phonology The phonology of the Molala language: Consonants Vowels /i/ and /a/ can also shift to /ə/. Grammar Molala is a verb-heavy polysynthetic language. Case Molala nouns have seven cases: nominative, accusative, genitive, instrumental, locative, allative, and ablative In grammar, the ablative case (pronounced ; sometimes abbreviated ) is a grammatical case fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |