Nso uses an orthography based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages (AGLC). An orthography had initially been created before being modified to follow the recommendations of the AGLC.[6]
Nso alphabet
a
b
c
d
e
ə
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
ŋ
o
p
r
s
t
u
v
w
y
z
ʼ
Nso uses 23 digraphs ⟨bv, dz, gb, gh, gv, gw, jw, kf, kp, kw, mb, mf, mt, mv, nj, ns, nt, ny, ŋg, ŋk, ŋw, sh, ts⟩ and 7 trigraphs ⟨ghv, mbv, ndz, nsh, ŋgv, ŋgw, shw⟩. Long vowels are indicating by doubling the vowel ⟨aa, ee, əə, ii, oo, uu⟩. Diphthongs are noted ⟨ay, ey, əy, oy, uy, iy⟩.[7]
The high tone is indicated with the acute accent and the low tone with the grave accent on the vowel.
Phrasesedit
Beri wo. Thank you.
Wiykijung. You are welcome.
A sahka? What news? (Greeting).
Sah ka yo dzə. No news (Reply) or M bo sa. I am fine.
Yirannia. Good morning.
A sahka mbuni. How did you sleep?
Aresi nia. Good afternoon.
yi ginia. Good evening.
Buni kijung. Sleep well.
A ber ni kibveshi. Good bye until tomorrow.
Njemse jungsi. Sweet dreams.
Wuna wosa. And to you.
Nyuy sævi wo. God bless you (Greeting).
Vishi vejungvi. Good luck.
Ghan kijung. Safe journey.
Fo mo. Give me.
A du fe? Where are you going?
Yir yee dzə la? What is your name?
Yir yem dzə Luckong. My name is Luckong.
A dzə wan la? Whose child are you?
M dzə wan Lukong. I am Lukong's child.
Fon Nso dze la? Who is the traditional ruler of Nso?
Banyee, William (25 November 2015). "Spelling and pronunciation in Lamso". The Nso heritage. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
McGarrity, Laura and Botne, Robert (2001). Between Agreement and Case Marking in Lamnso. IUWPL 3: Explorations in African Linguistics: From Lamnso' to Sesotho (2001), edited by Robert Botne and Rose Vondrasek, pp. 53–70. Bloomington, IN: Noun classes and categorization: Proceedings of a symposium on categorization and noun classification, Eugene, Oregon, October 1983. Amsterdam: J. Benjamins.
language, lamnso, lamnsɔ, grassfields, language, people, western, cameroon, remain, nigeria, major, noun, classes, code, spoken, over, people, nsɔlamnsɔ, native, tocameroonnative, speakers240, cameroon, 2005, language, familyniger, congo, atlantic, congobenue,. Nso Lamnso Lamnsɔ is the Grassfields language of the Nso people of western Cameroon A few may remain in Nigeria It has ten major noun classes 3 The ISO 639 3 code is lns 4 Nso is spoken by over 100 000 people 5 NsɔLamnsɔ Native toCameroonNative speakers240 000 in Cameroon 2005 1 Language familyNiger Congo Atlantic CongoBenue CongoSouthern BantoidGrassfieldsRingNsɔLanguage codesISO 639 3 a href https iso639 3 sil org code lns class extiw title iso639 3 lns lns a Glottologlamn1239Nsọ 2 PeopleNsọLanguageLam Nsọ Contents 1 Writing System 2 Phrases 3 Animal names 4 Other nouns 5 Adjectives 6 References 7 BibliographyWriting System editNso uses an orthography based on the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages AGLC An orthography had initially been created before being modified to follow the recommendations of the AGLC 6 Nso alphabet a b c d e e f g h i j k l m n ŋ o p r s t u v w y z ʼNso uses 23 digraphs bv dz gb gh gv gw jw kf kp kw mb mf mt mv nj ns nt ny ŋg ŋk ŋw sh ts and 7 trigraphs ghv mbv ndz nsh ŋgv ŋgw shw Long vowels are indicating by doubling the vowel aa ee ee ii oo uu Diphthongs are noted ay ey ey oy uy iy 7 The high tone is indicated with the acute accent and the low tone with the grave accent on the vowel Phrases editBeri wo Thank you Wiykijung You are welcome A sahka What news Greeting Sah ka yo dze No news Reply or M bo sa I am fine Yirannia Good morning A sahka mbuni How did you sleep Aresi nia Good afternoon yi ginia Good evening Buni kijung Sleep well A ber ni kibveshi Good bye until tomorrow Njemse jungsi Sweet dreams Wuna wosa And to you Nyuy saevi wo God bless you Greeting Vishi vejungvi Good luck Ghan kijung Safe journey Fo mo Give me A du fe Where are you going Yir yee dze la What is your name Yir yem dze Luckong My name is Luckong A dze wan la Whose child are you M dze wan Lukong I am Lukong s child Fon Nso dze la Who is the traditional ruler of Nso Jing yar mo I am hungry Ki long ki yum mo I am thirsty M kong wo I love you Marir mo Marry me A do fe Where are you going Animal names editbaa leopard jwi dog kan monkey kitam elephant bvereh lion shishuiy duiker bvey goat njii sheep nyaar buffalo buhn squirrel yo serpent kinchiiy cricket taa ngam spider ngam tarantula kuurra hyena ngvev chicken kibev he goat kibar lizard kiliim batOther nouns editshuy sun mindzev water ngwa book nanar pineapple lav house kitukelav roof nsaalav floor shulav door ntah chair gham rug nton cooking pot bowl typically a small bowl bar cup nkaa basket sum farm minkkah firewood shishuur pepper chinyuu spoon mintanin junction la cu house of worship church kitengteng vehicle sang rice kitukelav roof saav file tu Irish potato mbulam sweet potato kiku cocoyam kingom banana nyam meat mbang walking stick yiy mom mother tar dad father jemir sister relative tamir brother relative feer relative A general sense Example M dze feer wo I am your relative Tatakong Stick insectAdjectives editlum hot re cold Dzer Heavy Sen Dark Fer White Shi ir Bitter Nyom Sweet References edit Nsɔ at Ethnologue 18th ed 2015 subscription required Blench Roger 2019 An Atlas of Nigerian Languages 4th ed Cambridge Kay Williamson Educational Foundation Laura W McGarrity and Robert Botne BETWEEN AGREEMENT AND CASE MARKING IN LAMNSO PDF ISO 639 code sets www sil org Retrieved 2017 06 21 paul peek Lamnso Flw com Retrieved 2011 10 21 Orthography and identity in Cameroon Cameroon www silcam org Banyee 2015 Bibliography editBanyee William 25 November 2015 Spelling and pronunciation in Lamso The Nso heritage Retrieved 25 June 2021 McGarrity Laura and Botne Robert 2001 Between Agreement and Case Marking in Lamnso IUWPL 3 Explorations in African Linguistics From Lamnso to Sesotho 2001 edited by Robert Botne and Rose Vondrasek pp 53 70 Bloomington IN Noun classes and categorization Proceedings of a symposium on categorization and noun classification Eugene Oregon October 1983 Amsterdam J Benjamins nbsp This article about Grassfields Bantu languages is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a language spoken in Cameroon is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nso language amp oldid 1188221090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
