Kombe language

Not to be confused with Kombe dialect of Tuki.
Kombe
Ngumbi
Native toEquatorial Guinea
EthnicityKombe people
Native speakers
9,200 (2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3nui
Glottologngum1255
A.33b[2]

The Kombe language, or Ngumbi, is a Coastal Bantu language spoken by the Kombe people of Equatorial Guinea, one of the Ndowe peoples of the coast. It is mutually intelligible with Yasa.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p t c k
prenasal vl. ᵐp ⁿt ᶮc ᵑk
voiced b d ɟ ɡ
prenasal vd. ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑɡ
Fricative voiceless f s h
voiced v z
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Trill r
Approximant w l j

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i iː u uː
Mid e eː o oː
Open a aː

References

  1. ^ Kombe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

Lengamer.org - Ndowé-Kombe


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