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 {{gras-lang-stub