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 +Consonants Labial Apical Palatal Velar Labial-velar GlottalPlosive voiceless voiced Nasal Fricative Approximant
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.
+Oral vowels Front Central Back Close Close-mid Open-mid Open
+Nasal vowels Front Central Back Close Open-mid Open
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