Ngiemboon language


The Ngiemboon language, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon.
Dialects are Batcham, Balatchi and Bamoungong.

Phonology

The consonants are:
LabialBilabialAlveolarPalatalVelar
Nasalmnŋ
Plosivep bt dk g
Affricatepfts
Fricativef vs z
Approximantwjɰ
Labial Approximantɥ

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 /˩˥/.