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:
| Labial | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
Nasal | m | | n | | ŋ |
Plosive | p b | | t d | | k g |
Affricate | | pf | ts | | |
Fricative | | f v | s z | | |
Approximant | w | | | j | ɰ |
Labial Approximant | | | | | ɥ |
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 /˩˥/.