The /g/ sound in Nkwen Language

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G g

Ǹgòˀò → a stone

Nkwen Language lessons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUxKr8OnLBI&list=PL_ihUsy6_PLIGXM9vFSgIaP5EP1vbDokZ The Nkwen Language Alphabet

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The /g/ sound is a voiced sound that comes mostly in the medial positions and rarely at the beginning of some words in the Nkwen Language. Below are some examples and a reading exercise.

G g

ǹgarә̀ → a gun

ǹgәˀә̀ → suffer

Ǹgәlo → female name

Ǹgaŋtә̀ˀә → name (m)

Ànga → name (m)

Àŋganә̀→ a big thief

gàŋә → to hold

Ǹgәtsә̌ → name (f)

Ǹgòˀò → a stone

Ǹgòˀòmә̀naŋә → name (m)

Ǹgәfò → name (f)

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Ǹgәlaˀà → name (f)

Ǹgәnә̀fә̀mә → name (f)

Ǹgәgha → name (f)

Ǹgwi → name (f)

Ǹgәlwù → name (f)

Ǹgwinà → name (f)

Ǹgwibә̀sәrә̀ → name (f)

Ǹgwibenә̀ → name (f)

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Mә̀toŋtәnә̀

Ǹgòˀòmә̀naŋә̀ bwo Ǹgәnә̀fә̀mә fε wwa. Bwo ghә̌ ghantә Ǹgәǹjàŋә̀ ma bwo-bwo dzwi әkoˀo alà әzo. Ǹnu zha bònkә̀ susu mbәˀәma bwo-bwo bә lya tәmә ngarә kә nyә mәlùˀù.

Free Translation

Ngomenang and Ngeniform are going for a walk. They are going to visit Ngenjang with whom they are going to dance at a death celebration tomorrow. They are so excited because they shall fire guns and drink wine.