Mbosi language

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Mbosi
Mbochi
Native to Republic of Congo
Ethnicity Mbosi
Native speakers
110,000 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mdw
Glottolog mbos1242
C.25 [2]

Mbosi or Mbochi (Mboshi) is a Bantu language spoken by the Mbosi people in the Republic of Congo.

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Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n ɲ
Plosive/
Affricate
plain p t ts k
voiced b d dz
prenasal ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdz ᵑɡ
Fricative f s
Lateral l
Approximant β̞ j w

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a

[3]

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References

  1. Mbosi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. Aborobongui, Georges Martial Embanga Aborobongui (2013). Processus segmentaux et tonals en Mbondzi- (variétéde la langue ɛmbɔ́sí C25). Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle.