Mbelime language
Mbelime, or Niende, is an Eastern Oti-Volta Gur language of northwestern Benin. Mbelime is spoken by approximately 131,000 people.
There is a Mbelime dictionary.
Phonology
Consonants
- can be realized as,, or between vowels.
- tends to be realized as.
- and assimilate to following consonants, e.g., before and before.
Vowels
Mbelime has 7 oral vowels and 5 nasal vowels.| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | |||
| Close-mid | |||
| Open-mid | |||
| Open |
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | |||
| Open-mid | |||
| Open |