Ngwa
Ásụ̀sụ́ Ṅgwà
Pronunciation[ŋɡʷa]
Native toNgwa
RegionSoutheastern Nigeria
EthnicityNgwa people
Native speakers
(1.8 million cited 1979)
DialectsAbala-Ibeme
Latin (Önwu alphabet)
Nwagu Aneke script
Igbo Braille
Official status
Regulated bySociety for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture (SPILC)
Language codes
ISO 639-3–
Glottologngwa1247

The Ngwa dialect is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ngwa people of Abia state in south eastern Nigeria.[1]

Writing system

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

  1. 1 2 Omenihu A. Oluikpe, Benson (1979). Igbo Transformational Syntax: The Ngwa Dialect Example. Africana Publishers. p. 243.
  2. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE HUMANISM GHANA". The Journal of Integrative Humanism Ghana. Faculty of Arts, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. 10 (1): 186. 14 November 2018. ISBN 9780244432201.
  3. ↑ 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.
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