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Ngambay

Ngambay is a language spoken in Cameroon. It is a member of the Bantu family of languages. Ngambay is spoken by the Ngambay people, who live in the village of Wum in the West Region of Cameroon. The language is also spoken in the village of Bamendjinda in the East Region of Cameroon. Ngambay is a tonal language, which means that the meaning of a word can change depending on the pitch of the speaker's voice. There are three tones in Ngambay: high, low, and falling. For example, the word for "dog" can mean either "animal" or "male dog" depending on the tone used. Ngambay has two main dialects: Wum and Bamendjinda. The Wum dialect is the more commonly spoken of the two. Ngambay is written using a Latin-based alphabet. There are 21 letters in the Ngambay alphabet: A, B, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, and Y. Ngambay is a relatively simple language to learn. There are no verb tenses, and there are only two genders (male and female). Ngambay words are also relatively easy to pronounce.

Language group

Central Sudanic languages

Language locales, regions and scripts

Ngambay
sba
Ngambay, Latin
sba-Latn