Kombe language explained
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 |
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Plosive | voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
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voiced | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
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Fricative | voiceless | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | | pronounced as /link/ |
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voiced | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Nasal | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | |
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Trill | | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Approximant | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | pronounced as /link/ | | | |
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Vowels
| Front | Central | Back |
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Close | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ |
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Mid | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ |
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Open | | pronounced as /link/ pronounced as /link/ | | |
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External links
Lengamer.org - Ndowé-Kombe