Ndoola (Ndoro) or Njoyamɛ in Cameroon[2] is a Bantoid language of Nigeria, with several thousand speakers in Cameroon. It is either among or related to the Mambiloid languages.
| Ndoro | |
|---|---|
| Ndoola | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Taraba State |
| Ethnicity | Ndola people |
Native speakers | 63,000 (2000)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ndr |
| Glottolog | ndoo1241 |
| ELP | Ndoola |
Phonology
edit| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oral | labialised | |||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | tʃ dʒ | k g | kʷ gʷ | ʔ |
| Prenasalized | ᵐb | ⁿd | ⁿdʒ | ᵑg | ᵑgʷ | |
| Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ | h | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋʷ | |
| Approximant | w | l, r | ʎ, j | |||
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ɨ | u uː |
| Mid-high | e eː | ə | o oː |
| Mid-low | ɛ ɛː | ɔ | |
| Low | a aː |
Ndoro also has five tones;[3] high, mid, low, falling, and rising.
References
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