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Language
Mbosi (Mboshi) is a Bantu language spoken by the Mbochi people in the Republic of Congo.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |||
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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 |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
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Close | i | u | |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a |
References
- ^ Mbosi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Aborobongui, Georges Martial Embanga Aborobongui (2013). Processus segmentaux et tonals en Mbondzi- (variétéde la langue ɛmbɔ́sí C25). Université de la Sorbonne Nouvelle.
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Categories
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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