The Ngwa dialect is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ngwa people of Abia state in south eastern Nigeria.[1]
| Ngwa | |
|---|---|
| Ásụ̀sụ́ Ṅgwà | |
| Pronunciation | [ŋɡʷa] |
| Native to | Ngwa |
| Region | Southeastern Nigeria |
| Ethnicity | Ngwa people |
Native speakers | (1.8 million cited 1979) |
| Dialects | Abala-Ibeme |
| Latin (Önwu alphabet) Nwagu Aneke script Igbo Braille | |
| Official status | |
| Regulated by | Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | ngwa1247 |
Writing system
edit| Upper case | A | B | CH | D | E | F | G | GB | GH | GW | H | HN | HW | I | Ị | J | K | KP | KW | L | M | N | Ṅ | NW | NY | O | Ọ | P | R | S | SH | T | U | Ụ | V | W | Y | Z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowercase | a | b | ch | d | e | f | g | gb | gh | gw | h | hn | hw | i | ị | j | k | kp | kw | l | m | n | ṅ | nw | ny | o | ọ | p | r | s | sh | t | u | ụ | v | w | y | z |
| IPA phonemes | a | b | t͡ʃ | d | e | f | g | ɡ͡ɓ~ɓ | ɣ | ɡʷ | ɦ | ɦn | ɦw | i | ɪ̙ | d͡ʒ | k | k͡p~ɓ̥ | kʷ | l | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | ɲ | o | ɔ̙ | p | ɹ~ɾ | s | ʃ | t | u | ʊ̙ | v | w | j | z |
The ngwa dialect shares similar alphabets with the Igbo but with additional alphabet.[1][2][3]
The tones are indicated with diacritics:
- the high tone is indicated by the absence of a diacritic:⟨a, e, ẹ, i, ị, o, ọ, u, ụ⟩ ;
- the low tone is indicated with the grave accent : ⟨à, è, ẹ̀, ì, ị̀, ò, ọ̀, ù, ụ̀⟩ ;
- the falling tone is indicated with the circumflex accent : ⟨â, ê, ệ, î, ị̂, ô, ộ, û, ụ̂⟩ ;
- the downstep is indicated with the macron : ⟨ā, ē, ẹ̄, ī, ị̄, ō, ọ̄, ū, ụ̄⟩.
References
edit- ^ a b Omenihu A. Oluikpe, Benson (1979). Igbo Transformational Syntax: The Ngwa Dialect Example. Africana Publishers. p. 243.
- ^ Ugorji, Nneoma Fyne (14 November 2018). "Complex predicates in Ngwa-Igbo". The Journal of Integrative Humanism. 10 (1). Faculty of Arts, University of Cape Coast, Ghana: 116–122. ISBN 9780244432201.
- ^ Ogbonna Ndubuisi, Anyanwu (14 December 2016). The Syntax of Igbo Causatives: A Minimalist Account. Landmarks Series. Vol. 2 (Illustrated ed.). M & J Grand Orbit Communications. p. 188. ISBN 9789785412772.