Mbama language
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| LEMBAAMA, Mbaama (Name root) | |
|---|---|
| Ombamba (Congo), Ombaama (sg), Ambaama (pl) in Gabon | |
| Native to | Republic of Congo, Gabon |
| Region | Haut-Ogooué in Gabon |
| Ethnicity | Ombaama (sg), Ambaama (pl) |
Native speakers | 25,000 (2000–2004)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mbm |
| Glottolog | omba1241 |
B.62[2] | |
Lembaama is a Bantu language spoken in the Bambama District (Lekoumou Region) of the Republic of Congo and in Haut-Ogooué Province in Gabon by the Mbaama people. The language name is LEmbaama, a native speaker is Ombaama (sg), Ambaama (pl). The name root MBAAMA should be used as an adjective. Ex: Mbaama people.
References[edit]
- ^ LEMBAAMA, Mbaama (Name root) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Bibliography[edit]
- Okoudowa, Bruno (2010). Morfologia verbal do lembaama (PhD) (in Brazilian Portuguese). University of São Paulo. doi:10.11606/T.8.2010.tde-10112010-153708.
- Okoudowa, Bruno (2005). Descrição prelimininar de aspectos da fonologia e da morfologia do lembaama (Master). University of São Paulo. doi:10.11606/D.8.2005.tde-11032008-121559.
OKOUDOWA, Bruno. De Moanda (Gabão) à Fortaleza (Brasil). Paris: Edilivre, 2015. OKOUDOWA, Bruno. Morfologia verbal do Lembaama. Saarbrücken: Novas Edições Acadêmicas, 2016. OKOUDOWA, Bruno. Descrição de aspectos da fonologia e da morfologia do Lembaama. London: Novas Edições Acadêmicas, 2022. OKOUDOWA, Bruno. 100 Antsintsami m’Ambaama, 100 Mbaama Proverbs, 100 Proverbes Mbaama, 100 Provérbios Mbaama. Gatineau: Accents Francos,2022 Facebook page: Lembaama
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