Nyamu language

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Nyamu
Nyamu
Pronunciation[ˈɲamu]
Native toKhobeh
EthnicityNyamu
Native speakers
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Official status
Official language in
Khobeh

Nyamu (/ˈɲámú/) is a Juru language native to the Nyamu people of eastern Nkungu, and one of the official languages of Khobeh. While majority of Nyamu speakers are of Nyamu ethnicity, most populations of Hlong, Gara, and Nganka people, among others, also speak Nyamu as a second language. Out of the Juru languages, Nyamu is most closely related to the Hlong language spoken in northern Khobeh. Being the widest spoken Juru language, it is used as a lingua franca within the eastern Nkungu area.

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Current status and importance

Phonology

Nyamu consonants
Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m n
Plosive normal voiceless p t k
aspirated
voiced b d g
prenasalized voiceless ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk
voiced ᵐb ⁿd ᵑg
Fricative normal voiceless f s ɕ x
voiced v z ʑ
prenasalized voiceless ⁿs
voiced ⁿz
Affricate voiceless ts t͡ɕ
voiced dz d͡ʑ
Tap ɾ
Approximant w j


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