| Mbama | |
|---|---|
| Mbamba, Ombamba, Mbaama, Mbaamba | |
| lembaama | |
| Native to | Republic of Congo, Gabon |
| Region | Haut-Ogooué in Gabon |
| Ethnicity | Mbama people |
Native speakers | (25,000 cited 2000–2004)1 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbm |
| Glottolog | omba1241 |
B.622 | |
| Person | ombaama |
|---|---|
| People | ambaama |
| Language | lembaama |
Mbama language 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.
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
References
References
- Mbama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Okoudowa, Bruno (2005). Descrição prelimininar de aspectos da fonologia e da morfologia do lembaama (MA thesis). University of São Paulo. doi:10.11606/D.8.2005.tde-11032008-121559.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Okoudowa, Bruno (2010). Morfologia verbal do lembaama (PhD thesis) (in Brazilian Portuguese). University of São Paulo. doi:10.11606/T.8.2010.tde-10112010-153708.