Ngwe (Ŋwɛh, Nweh) is a
Bamileke language
The Bamileke languages ( bai, Bamiléké) are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.
The languages, which might constitute two branches of Eastern Grassfields, are:
*We ...
spoken predominantly in
Lebialem,
Cameroon. As of 2001, Ngwe had 73,200 speakers, which was an increase from the numbers of previous censuses. Its closest relatives are
Yemba and
Ngiemboon.
Writing system
Phonology
Vowels
It has at least thirteen vowels, .
[ Ladefoged, Peter. ]
A Phonetic Study of West African Languages: An Auditory-instrumental Survey
'. Cambridge University Press, 1968, pp. 33–36. /ɤ ʌ/ are centralised.
/y/ sounds somewhat like
�or
�and has a tongue position similar to that of /ɑ/, but with the jaw raised and the lips very close together.
References
External links
*Ayotte, Michael & Ayotte, Charlene. 2002.
Sociolinguistic Language Survey of Ngwe. SIL International
Languages of Cameroon
Bamileke languages
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