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Mbelime, or Niende, is an Eastern Oti-Volta
Gur language The Gur languages, also known as Central Gur or Mabia, belong to the Niger–Congo languages. They are spoken in the Sahelian and savanna regions of West Africa, namely: in most areas of Burkina Faso, and in south-central Mali, northeastern Ivor ...
of northwestern
Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
. Mbelime is spoken by approximately 131,000 people. There is a Mbelime dictionary.


Phonology


Consonants

* can be realized as , , or between vowels. * tends to be realized as . * and assimilate to following consonants, e.g., before and before .


Vowels

Mbelime has 7 oral vowels and 5 nasal vowels.


Notes


References

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Further reading

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