Ngwii / Ngul

Language name and locationː Ngwii, Kwilu Prov. DR of the Congo [Ref to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 恩圭语 (恩古尔语 Ngul), 刚果民主共和国西部奎卢省

1. è-môʁ	21. ò-màβ l’ ò-môʁ
2. ì-pə̀	22. ò-màβ l’ ì-pə̀
3. ì-sâɾ	23. ò-màβ l’ ì-sâɾ
4. ì-nîn	24. ò-màβ l’ ì-nîn
5. ì-téàn	25. ò-màβ l’ ì-téàn
6. ì-sòm	26. ò-màβ l’ ì-sòm
7. ì-ʃámbyà	27. ò-màβ l’ ì-ʃámbyà
8. ì-néànì	28. ò-màβ l’ ì-néànì
9. ì-wà^ʔ	29. ò-màβ l’ ì-wà^ʔ
10. dʒûm	30. ò-sâɾ
11. dʒûm l’ ò-môʁ	40. ò-nîn
12. dʒûm l’ ì-pə̀	50. ò-téàn
13. dʒûm l’ ì-sâɾ	60. ò-sòm
14. dʒûm l’ ì-nîn	70. ò-ʃámbyà
15. dʒûm l’ ì-téàn	80. ò-néànì
16. dʒûm l’ ì-sòm	90. ò-wà^ʔ
17. dʒûm l’ ì-ʃámbyà	100. ŋkám (é-môʁ), 200. ŋkám í-pə́
18. dʒûm l’ ì-néànì	400. ŋkám í-nîn, 800. ŋkám í-néànì
19. dʒûm l’ ì-wà^ʔ	1000. ì-wúʁ
20. ò-màβ	2000. à-wúʁ á-pə́

Linguist providing data and dateː Dr. Sara Pacchiarotti, Department of Languages and Cultures. Research group(s), Ghent University, Gent, Belgium. September 18, 2020.
提供资料的语言学家: Dr. Sara Pacchiarotti, 2020 年 9 月 18 日.

Other comments: Ngwii or Ngwi has a decimal system. Ngwi is a Bantu language of (Guthrie code: B861), Idiofa, DRC (19.59, -4.96).

Ngwi Phonetic Consonant Chart

	Bila bial	Labio dental	Labio velar	Dental	Alveo lar	Postal veolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvul ar
Plosive	p, b			t				k
Nasal	m				n	n	ɲ	ŋ
Pre-nasalized plosive	mp, mb			nd, nt				ŋk,ŋɡ
Pre-nasalized Fricative	mf, mv
Pre-nasalized Affricate					nt͡s,nd͡z	nt͡ʃ,nd͡ʒ
Tap or flap					r
Fricative	β	f, v		s, z	ʃ, ʒ		ʝ		ʁ
Affricate						t͡ʃ,d͡ʒ
Approxi mant			w				j <y>
Lateral Approxi mant					l

Ngwi Phonetic vowel Chart

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
	ɪ
Close-mid			ɤ
		ə
Open-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open	a

Language name and locationː Ngwii, Kwilu Prov. DR of the Congo [Ref to Ethnologue]
语言名称和分布地区: 恩圭语 (恩古尔语 Ngul), 刚果民主共和国西部奎卢省

1. mo	21.
2. ipe	22.
3. isar	23.
4. ini	24.
5. itɛan	25.
6. isom	26.
7. sjambja	27.
8. ɲani	28.
9. ɲa	29.
10. dzum	30.
11. dzum ni mo	40.
12. dzum ni pe	50.
13. dzum ni sar	60.
14. dzum ni ni	70.
15. dzum ni tjan	80.
16. dzum ni som	90.
17. dzum ni sjambja	100.
18. dzum ni ɲani	200.
19. dzum ni iwaj	1000.
20. dzum na dzum	2000.

Linguist providing data and dateː Prof. Jacques Nkiene (ISP Kikwit- RD. Congo), Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Kikwit – Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. February 22, 2012.
提供资料的语言学家: Professor Jacques Nkiene, 2012 年 2 月 22 日.

Other comments: Ngwii or Ngwi or Ngul, Engwii, Ingul is spoken by approximately

8,000 speakers in Kwilu province: Idiofa territory, Bulwem and Kapia sectors, Mangai town, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ngwii or Ngul has a decimal system different to that of Ndumu and other Bantu B languages.

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