Mbelime is a member of the Northern Gur branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by about 131,000 people in the northwest of Benin, particularly in the communes of Colby / Kobli and Boukombé in the southwest of Atakora department.
Mbelime is also known as Niende. It is officially recognised as a minority language in Benin. It was first written in 1978 with the Latin script. Since then, several different spelling systems have been devised.
Download Mbelime alphabet charts (Excel)
Á kɛbiìkɛ̀ hɛ̰ kéḿmú kɛ niì ǹnɛ̀ kɛ tɔɔ̀ deǹbɛ̀ tieni kɛ̀ hɛ̰ ni kɔ́ńtá kɛbisààkɛ̀ mfòm̀mu hḭǹni.
If a child does not listen to the advice of his father and mother he will never become a good child in life.
Uyuɔ̀sɔ̀ kpiɛmɔ̀ yɛ báákɔ̀ kɛbiìkɛ̀ ǹ kɛ̀ ketɔ̀ dihètìdè.
When you go to the market, see if the woman who sells vegetables is there today.
Utièbù bùbàábù yɛ tiìhḭ uyɔkpiɛmɔ̀ seedè dèèhɛ̰̀ à cɛ̰́ńkɛ́ yɛ̰ɛnɔ̀ yɛ yɛ̰ɛ̀ǹtè bu hḭ́ńní.
There is a certain tree behind the old man's house in which the weaver birds have woven their nests.
Source: https://www.webonary.org/mbelime/
Information about Mbelime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbelime_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mbèlimè
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мбелиме_(язык)
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/mql
http://www.language-archives.org/language/mql
https://www.mbelime.org/
Mbelime dictionary
https://www.webonary.org/mbelime/
Berba, Birifor (Northern), Birifor (Southern), Dagaare, Dagbani, Frafra, Gourmanchéma, Hanga, Kabiye, Kasem, Konkomba, Kulango, Kusaal, Láá Láá Bwamu, Mampruli, Mbelime, Moba, Mossi, Nateni, Ngangam, Ntcham, Paasaal, Safaliba, Sisaali, Tammari, Tem, Tumulung Sisaala, Turka, Waama, Western Sisaala
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 27.08.24. Last modified: 27.08.24
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