The /g/ sound is a voiced sound that comes mostly in the medial positions and rarely at the beginning of some words in Nkwen Language. Below are some examples and a reading exercise.
G g
ŋ̀garә̀ → a gun
ŋ̀gәˀә̀ → suffer
Ŋ̀gәlo → female name
Ŋ̀gaŋtә̀ˀә → name (m)
Àŋga → name (m)
Àŋganә̀→ a big thief
gàŋә → to hold
Ŋ̀gәtsә̌ → name (f)
Ŋ̀gòˀò → a stone
Ŋ̀gòˀòmә̀naŋә → name (m)
Ŋ̀gәfò → name (f)
Ŋ̀gәlaˀà → name (f)
Ŋ̀gәnә̀fә̀mә → name (f)
Ŋ̀gәgha → name (f)
Ŋ̀gwi → name (f)
Ŋ̀gәlwù → name (f)
Ŋ̀gwinà → name (f)
Ŋ̀gwibә̀sәrә̀ → name (f)
Ŋ̀gwibεnә̀ → name (f)
Mә̀toŋtәnә̀
Ǹgòˀòmә̀naŋә̀ bwɔ Ǹgәnә̀fә̀mә fε wwa. Bwo ghә̌ ghantә Ŋ̀gәǹjàŋә̀ ma bwo-bwo dzwi әkoˀo alà әzo. Ǹnu zha bòŋkә̀ susu mbәˀәma bwo-bwo bә lya tәmә ŋgarә kә nyә mәlùˀù.
Free Translation
Ngò’òmә̀naŋә̀ and Ngәnә̀fә̀mә are going for a walk. They are going to visit Ngәǹjàŋә̀ with whom they are going to dance at a death celebration tomorrow. They are so excited because they shall fire guns and drink wine.
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