Ngiemboon language
# Ngiemboon language

The Ngiemboon (N'Jhamboon) language, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon. Its speakers are located primarily within the department of Bamboutos in the West Region of Cameroon.

Dialects are Batcham (Basham), Balatchi (Balaki) and Bamoungong (Bamongoun).

## Alphabet

Alphabet based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages :

| Uppercase ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A | B | C | D | E | Ɛ | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Ŋ | O | Ɔ | P | R | Pf | S | Sh | T | Ts | U | Ʉ | V | W | Ẅ | Y | Ÿ | Z | ʼ |
| Lowercase ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | ɛ | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | ŋ | o | ɔ | p | r | pf | s | sh | t | ts | u | ʉ | v | w | ẅ | y | ÿ | z | ʼ |

## Phonology

The consonants are:

| | Labial | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nasal | m | | n | | ŋ |
| Plosive | p b | | t d | | k g |
| Affricate | | pf | ts | | |
| Fricative | | f v | s z | | |
| Approximant | w | | | j | ɰ |
| Labial Approximant | | | | | ɥ |

The vowels are /a/, /ɔ/, /ε/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/.

Ngiemboon is a tonal language, and uses the high tone /˦/, the low tone /˨/, the falling tone /˥˩/, and the rising tone /˩˥/.

