Ambele language

Ambele
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
5,000 (2005)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ael
Glottologambe1247
ELPAmbele

Ambele is a Grassfields language of Cameroon.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of the Ambele language are located in the chart below.[2]

Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Post-

alveolar

Palatal Labial–velar Velar Glottal
Nasal m, mʷ n ɲ ŋ
Plosive oral p b, bʲ t, tʷ d k͡p, kpʷ ɡ͡b k, kʷ g, ɡʲ
pren. m͡b nt nd ŋ͡mg͡b ŋk ŋɡ
Affricate t̠ʃ, t̠ʃʲ, n̠t̠ʃ d̠ʒ, d̠ʒʷ
Fricative f s, sʲ, sʷ ɣ h
Approximant Central j w
Lateral l

    Vowels

    Front Central Back
    Close i ɨ, ʉ u
    Close-mid e o
    Mid ə
    Open-mid ɛ ɔ
    Open a

    There are three tones in the Ambele language. High tone, mid tone, and low tone.

    References

    1. ^ Ambele at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
    2. ^ "Phoible".


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