Mbosi language

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Mbosi or Mbochi (Mboshi) is a Bantu language spoken by the Mbosi people in the Republic of Congo.

NativetoRepublic of Congo

EthnicityMbosi

Native speakers

(110,000 cited 2000)^[1]

Language family

Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
  - Bantoid
    - Bantu (Zone C)
      - Mboshi languages (C.20)
        Mbosi

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Mbosi
Mbochi
Native to	Republic of Congo
Ethnicity	Mbosi
Native speakers	(110,000 cited 2000)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone C) Mboshi languages (C.20) Mbosi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`mdw`
Glottolog	`mbos1242`
Guthrie code	`C.25`^[2]

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Phonology

Consonants

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		Labial	Alveolar		Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m	n		ɲ
Plosive/ Affricate	plain	p	t	ts		k
	voiced	b	d	dz
	prenasal	ᵐb	ⁿd	ⁿdz		ᵑɡ
Fricative		f	s
Lateral			l
Approximant		β̞			j	w

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Vowels

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	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Close-mid	e		o
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open		a

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