Njebi language

Njebi (or Nzebi, Njabi, Ndzabi, Yinjebi, etc.) is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Republic of Congo.

Phonology

Consonants LabialAlveolarPalatalVelarPlosivevoicelessvoicedprenasalAffricateFricativevoicelessvoiced()prenasalNasalRhoticLateralApproximant

/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 FrontCentralBackClose Close-mid Open-mid Open 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.

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