Ngwa dialect

The Ngwa dialect is an Igboid language spoken primarily by the Ngwa people of Abia state in south eastern Nigeria.

Writing system

A

B

CH

D

E

F

G

GB

GH

GW

H

HN

HW

I

Ị

J

K

KP

KW

L

M

N

Ṅ

NW

NY

O

Ọ

P

R

S

SH

T

U

Ụ

V

W

Y

Z

a

b

ch

d

e

f

g

gb

gh

gw

h

hn

hw

i

ị

j

k

kp

kw

l

m

n

ṅ

nw

ny

o

ọ

p

r

s

sh

t

u

ụ

v

w

y

z

IPA phonemes

a

b

t͡ʃ

d

e

f

g

ɡ͡ɓ~ɓ

ɣ

ɡʷ

ɦ

ɦn

ɦw

i

ɪ̙

d͡ʒ

k

k͡p~ɓ̥

kʷ

l

m

n

ŋ

ŋʷ

ɲ

o

ɔ̙

p

ɹ~ɾ

s

ʃ

t

u

ʊ̙

v

w

j

z

The ngwa dialect shares similar alphabets with the Igbo but with additional alphabet.
The tones are indicated with diacritics:

the high tone is indicated by the absence of a diacritic: ;
the low tone is indicated with the grave accent : ;
the falling tone is indicated with the circumflex accent : ;
the downstep is indicated with the macron :.