Ngeté-Herdé, also known as Lamé, is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster of Chad. Varieties are: Dzəpaw, or Lamé Ngeté (Nguetté), or Sorga-Ngeté Herdé (He’dé), or Heɗe-RongBlench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
Zime is a generic name.
Phonology The following is the He’dé dialect:
Consonants LabialAlveolarPost-alv./PalatalVelarGlottalNasalStop/AffricatevoicelessvoicedprenasalimplosiveFricativevoicelessvoicedTap/TrillApproximant /w/ may occasionally be heard as a labio-palatal [ɥ] when before front vowels.
Sounds /t͡ʃ, d͡ʒ, ⁿd͡ʒ/ are realized as affricates [t͡s, d͡z, ⁿd͡z] among other dialects.
Vowels FrontCentralBackClose Mid Open Sounds /e, ẽ/ and /o, õ/ may also be realized as more open [ɛ, ɛ̃] and [ɔ, ɔ̃], when in syllable-final positions.
References
External links Lexique Zimé-Français