| Central Teke | |
| States: | Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Speakers: | Ngungwel |
| Date: | 1988 |
| Ref: | e25 |
| Speakers2: | Boo (2000) |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam4: | Southern Bantoid |
| Fam5: | Bantu (Zone B) |
| Fam6: | Teke (B.70) |
| Dia1: | Ngungwel |
| Dia2: | Mpu (Mpumpu) |
| Dia3: | Boo (Eboo) |
| Dia4: | Ndzindziu |
| Lc1: | ngz |
| Ld1: | Ngungwel |
| Lc2: | ebo |
| Ld2: | Boo |
| Lc3: | nzu |
| Ld3: | Nzikou |
| Glotto: | ngun1278 |
| Glottorefname: | Ngungwel-Eboo |
| Guthrie: | B.72,74 |
Central Teke is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo – cf. Boma language), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu).[1] They are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| voiced | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| prenasal vl. | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| prenasal vd. | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Affricate | voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| voiced | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| prenasal vl. | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| prenasal vd. | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||||
| Fricative | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Lateral | pronounced as /link/ | ||||||
| Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||||
| Front | Central | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | ||
| pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | |||
| Close-mid | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Open-mid | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | ||
| Open | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ |