Kele language (Gabon)

Kélé
Dikele
Native toGabon, a few in Congo
EthnicityKele people
Native speakers
(14,000 cited 2000–2007)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
keb – West Kele, Bubi
nra – Ngom
B.22

Kele is a Bantu language of Gabon. Dialects of the Kele language are scattered throughout Gabon.

Phonology

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Dorsal
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative f v s z
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant w l j
Vowels
Front Central Back
High i iː u uː
Mid-high e eː o oː
Mid-low ɛ ɛː ɔ ɔː
Low a aː

Kele also has two tones; high and low.

References

  1. ↑ West Kele, Bubi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ngom at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ↑ "Kélé A language of Gabon". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  4. 1 2 3 Bingoumou, Justin (2008). Esquisse phonologique du ntumbidi parlé à Rébé (MA thesis). Libreville: Université Omar Bongo.