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Kele language (Gabon)

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(Redirected from Ngom language) Bantu language spoken in Gabon See also: Kele language (disambiguation)
Kélé
Dikele
Native toGabon, a few in Congo
EthnicityKele people
Native speakers14,000 (2000–2007)
Language familyNiger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
keb – West Kele, Bubi
nra – Ngom
Guthrie codeB.22

Kele is a Bantu language of Gabon. Dialects of the Kele language are scattered throughout Gabon.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Dorsal
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative f v s z
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w l j
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i u
Mid-high e o
Mid-low ɛ ɛː ɔ ɔː
Low a

Kele also has two tones; high and low.

References

  1. West Kele, Bubi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ngom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. "Kélé A language of Gabon". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  4. ^ Bingoumou, Justin (2008). Esquisse phonologique du ntumbidi parlé à Rébé (MA thesis). Libreville: Université Omar Bongo.
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