title: Njebi language
text: # Njebi language
  
  Njebi (or Nzebi, Njabi, Ndzabi, Yinjebi, etc.) is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Republic of Congo.
  
  ## Phonology
  
  ### Consonants
  
  | | | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Plosive | voiceless | p | t | | k |
  | Plosive | voiced | b | d | | ɡ |
  | Plosive | prenasal | ᵐb | ⁿd | | ᵑɡ |
  | Affricate | Affricate | p͡f | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |
  | Fricative | voiceless | f | s | ʃ | |
  | Fricative | voiced | β | z | (ʒ) | |
  | Fricative | prenasal | ᶬv | ⁿz | ⁿʒ | |
  | Nasal | Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |
  | Rhotic | Rhotic | | r | | |
  | Lateral | Lateral | | l | | |
  | Approximant | Approximant | w | | j | |
  
  * /z/ is heard as [ʒ] when before /i/.
  * /ɡ/ can be pronounced as [ɣ] or [x] in free variation.
  * /b/ can be heard as an implosive [ɓ] in free variation in initial position.
  
  ### Vowels
  
  | | Front | Central | Back |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Close | i iː | | u uː |
  | Close-mid | e eː | ə | o oː |
  | Open-mid | ɛ ɛː | ə | ɔ ɔː |
  | Open | | a aː | |
  
  Vowel sounds may also be heard as tense in different positions.
  
  ## Example
  
  Gabonese singer SeBa's writes and sings her songs in the Njebi language.
  
  