| 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.62[2] | |
| Person | ombaama |
|---|---|
| People | ambaama |
| Language | lembaama |
Mbama language is aBantu language spoken in theBambama District (Lekoumou Region) of theRepublic of Congo and in Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon by theMbama people.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | pb | td | tʃdʒ | kg |
| Prenasalized | ᵐpᵐb,ᵐfᵐv | ⁿtⁿd | ⁿtʃⁿdʒ | ᵑkᵑg |
| Fricative | fv | s | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ |
| Approximant | w | l,r | j |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | iiː | uuː | |
| Mid-high | eeː | ooː | |
| Mid-low | ɛɛː | ɔɔː | |
| Low | aaː |
Mbama also has twotones;[3] high, and low.
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