Mbama language

Bantu language spoken in Central Africa
LEMBAAMA, Mbaama (Name root)
Ombamba (Congo), Ombaama (sg), Ambaama (pl) in Gabon
Native toRepublic of Congo, Gabon
RegionHaut-Ogooué in Gabon
EthnicityOmbaama (sg), Ambaama (pl)
Native speakers
25,000 (2000–2004)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3mbm
Glottologomba1241
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

  1. ^ LEMBAAMA, Mbaama (Name root) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

Bibliography

  • 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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