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J j
mәǹjyә̌ →groundnuts
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The /j/ sound is a voiced sound in Nkwen Language which is found mostly at the medial positions in some words. Below are examples of such words and a text on the /j/ sound.
J j
ә̀jyә → a feast
ǹjì → hungar/a name (m)
Ǹjìngàŋә → a name (f)
àjì → an omen
ǹjya → soup
mәǹjyә̌ →groundnuts
ǹjyә̌ → a fine
àjìjìˀì → a germ that enters the soles of the feet.
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Mә̀toŋtәnә̀
Nә̀wo tiˀi әjyә ngùˀu mә̀karә wǐ. Boŋә ǹjì kakә ŋu adiˀi nәwo bu zaŋә mbәˀәma bә nә ŋgha mәjyә wu àmbwo ŋù ntsә̀mә̀. Bә̀ bâtsә ghasә әdiˀi a diˀi nәwo susu. Bwo jyә mәjyә bwo bǔ nkwεrә mâtsә nniŋә әbàa bwo, ŋkә ku mәlaˀa mә nәwo tsεˀὲ mә̀tsә̀mә̀.
Free Translation
Funerals are feast nowadays. You can’t go hungry at a funeral because food is shared with everyone. Some people are a nuisance at funerals. After eating they would want to take some of the food home. They also move from house to house at the funeral.
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Listen to this audio version.
The /j/ sound in Nkwen Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlwSpS0eLyc&list=PL_ihUsy6_PLKYRhQJ1B65SZ5XN1sLjNBk The Nkwen Language Alphabet The Past Tense in Nkwen Language
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