Mbelime language

Mbelime, or Niende, is an Eastern Oti-Volta Gur language of northwestern Benin. Mbelime is spoken by approximately 131,000 people. There is a Mbelime dictionary.

Phonology

Consonants

• can be realized as , , or between vowels.
• tends to be realized as .
• and assimilate to following consonants, e.g., before and before .

Vowels

Mbelime has 7 oral vowels and 5 nasal vowels.

Notes

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