title: Ngiemboon language
text: # Ngiemboon language
  
  The Ngiemboon (N'Jhamboon) language, Ngyɛmbɔɔŋ, is one of a dozen Bamileke languages spoken in Cameroon. Its speakers are located primarily within the department of Bamboutos in the West Region of Cameroon.
  
  Dialects are Batcham (Basham), Balatchi (Balaki) and Bamoungong (Bamongoun).
  
  ## Alphabet
  
  Alphabet based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages :
  
  | Uppercase ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | A | B | C | D | E | Ɛ | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | Ŋ | O | Ɔ | P | R | Pf | S | Sh | T | Ts | U | Ʉ | V | W | Ẅ | Y | Ÿ | Z | ʼ |
  | Lowercase ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | a | b | c | d | e | ɛ | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | ŋ | o | ɔ | p | r | pf | s | sh | t | ts | u | ʉ | v | w | ẅ | y | ÿ | z | ʼ |
  
  ## Phonology
  
  The consonants are:
  
  | | Labial | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Nasal | m | | n | | ŋ |
  | Plosive | p b | | t d | | k g |
  | Affricate | | pf | ts | | |
  | Fricative | | f v | s z | | |
  | Approximant | w | | | j | ɰ |
  | Labial Approximant | | | | | ɥ |
  
  The vowels are /a/, /ɔ/, /ε/, /e/, /i/, /o/, and /u/.
  
  Ngiemboon is a tonal language, and uses the high tone /˦/, the low tone /˨/, the falling tone /˥˩/, and the rising tone /˩˥/.
  
  