Ngwe (Ŋwɛh)

Ngwe is a member of the Bamileke branch of the Eastern Grasslands group of the Southern Bantoid languages. It is spoken by about 73,000 people mainly in the Labialem Department in the Southwest Region of Cameroon.

Ngwe is also known as Nweh, Nwe, Bamileke-Ngwe, Fontem or Fomopea. It is closely related to Yemba and Ngiemboon. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Ngwe alphabet and pronunciation

Ngwe alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Ngwe (Excel)
Details of the Ngwe alphabet provided by Wolfram Siegel (PDF)

Sample video

Information about Ngwe | Numbers

Links

Information about Ngwe
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngwe_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngwe
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/nwe
http://www.language-archives.org/language/nwe

Grassfields languages

Aghem, Ambele, Awing, Baba, Babanki, Bambalang, Bamukumbit, Bamum, Bamunka, Bangolan, Feʼfeʼ, Fut, Ghomalaʼ, Kenswei Nsei, Kom, Kwaʼ, Limbum, Mfumte, Mmen, Ndemli, Ngaʼka, Ngiemboon, Ngomba, Ngombale, Nso, Oku, Vengo, Yamba, Yemba

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 15.12.25. Last modified: 15.12.25

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