Mbe language
| obere ụdị nke | Southern Bantu  |
|---|---|
| mba/obodo | Naijiria |
| ụmụ amaala ka | Ȯra Cross River, Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) |
| Ọkwa asụsụ Ethnologue | 5 Na-etolite |
Mbe bụ asụsụ ndị Mbube nke Ogoja, na mpaghara Cross River State nke Naijiria na-asụ di ka asusu ha, nke dị ihe dị ka mmadụ 14,300 na 1973.[1] Dị ka onye ikwu kacha nso nke ezinụlọ Ekoid nke asụsụ Southern Bantoid, Mbe dị nso na asụsụ Bantu. Ọ bụ ụda ma nwee usoro aha aha nke Niger-Congo.
Mkpụrụedemede igbo[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
Mkpụrụedemede igbo bụ i e ɛ a ɔ o u a ɔ o u.
Mkpụrụ okwu[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
Mbe nwere ndepụta ụdaume dị mgbagwoju anya ma e jiri ya tụnyere asụsụ Ekoid, ikekwe n'ihi kọntaktị sitere na asụsụ Upper Cross River ndị agbata obi ha.
Mkpụrụ okwu Mbe niile ma e wezụga labialʹvelars (databox) na n nwere ibe labialised. (//jʷ// bụ [ɥ].) Na mgbakwunye, nkwụsị ndị na-abụghị labialised (m p b k ɡ; palatalised ŋ ga-abụ ɲ) na mmiri (l r) nwere ibe palatalised.
| m mw mj | n | ɲw | ŋ ŋw | |
| p pw pj | t abụọ | K na-ekwukarị | kp | |
| b b b b bj | d dw | ɡw ɡj | ɡb | |
| ts tsw | tʃ tʃw | |||
| dz dz dzw | dʒ dʒw | |||
| f fw | s sw | ʃ ʃw | ||
| r rw lj | ||||
| l lw lj | j jw | w |
E nwere ụdaume ole na ole na-apụta naanị na ideophones, dị ka //fʲ hʲ//.
Ihe ọzọ na-adọrọ mmasị dị n'etiti fortis na lenis //kʷ//. Fortis (ogologo?) /kwā/ ọkara-gbasa ụdaum/e/ na-esonụ dịka /e/, ebe lenis /kwā / emeghị. Ọdịiche a nwere ike ịla n'iyi. (Blench)
Ụda[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
Ụda dị elu, dị ala, na-arị elu, na-ada na ala; na-arịgo ma na-ada nwere ike ịbụ usoro ụda.
Edensibia[dezie | dezie ebe o si]
- Roger Blench, 'Ekoid' (ya na Mbe)
- ↑ Lewis, M. Paul (ed.), 2009.