Ndoola (Ndoro) or Njoyamɛ in Cameroon[2] is a Bantoid language of Nigeria, with several thousand speakers in Cameroon. It is either among or related to the Mambiloid languages.

Ndoro
Ndoola
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
EthnicityNdola people
Native speakers
63,000 (2000)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3ndr
Glottologndoo1241
ELPNdoola

Phonology

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Consonants[3]
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
oral labialised
Plosive p b t d k g ʔ
Prenasalized ᵐb ⁿd ⁿdʒ ᵑg ᵑgʷ
Fricative f v s z ʃ h
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ
Approximant w l, r ʎ, j
Vowels[3]
Front Central Back
High i ɨ u
Mid-high e ə o
Mid-low ɛ ɛː ɔ
Low a

Ndoro also has five tones;[3] high, mid, low, falling, and rising.

References

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  1. ^ Ndoro at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. ^ a b c Blench, Roger; Connell, Bruce (2014). A preliminary assessment of Ndoola (Ndoro).