Mbama | |
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Mbamba, Ombamba, Mbaama, Mbaamba | |
lembaama | |
Native to | Republic of Congo, Gabon |
Region | Haut-Ogooué in Gabon |
Ethnicity | Mbama people |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2000–2004)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | mbm |
Glottolog | omba1241 |
B.62 [2] |
Person | ombaama |
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People | ambaama |
Language | lembaama |
Mbama is a Bantu language spoken in the Bambama District (Lekoumou Region) of the Republic of Congo and in Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon by the Mbama people.
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
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Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k g |
Prenasalized | ᵐp ᵐb, ᵐf ᵐv | ⁿt ⁿd | ⁿtʃ ⁿdʒ | ᵑk ᵑg |
Fricative | f v | s | ||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
Approximant | w | l, r | j |
Front | Central | Back | |
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High | i iː | u uː | |
Mid-high | e eː | o oː | |
Mid-low | ɛ ɛː | ɔ ɔː | |
Low | a aː |
Mbama also has two tones;[3] high, and low.
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