Nie

Also Known As: Nyilem,Nielim,Mjillem,Lua Description: The Niellim language (autonym lwaà:) is a Bua language spoken by some 5,000 people (as of 1993) along the Chari River in southern Chad. It is mainly spoken in two areas: one around the city of Sarh (to which many - perhaps most - speakers have migrated) and one, its traditional home, further north, between about 9°30' and 9°50' N, corresponding to the former chiefdoms of Pra, Niellim, and Niou. Niellim borders on several languages of diverse families - in particular Sara, Ndam, and Laal - and is influenced by the local lingua franca, Baguirmi; it has itself strongly influenced Laal. It is notably homogeneous. As a small minority in Chad, its speakers usually have to learn other languages, mostly (as of 1974) Baguirmi, Sara, Arabic, and Bua. Niellim belongs to the Bua subgroup of Adamawa-Ubangian, and thus ultimately to the Niger-Congo family. The consonants are: The vowels are /i/, /ɨ/, /u/, /e/, /ə/, /a/, and /o/ as well as the diphthongs , /ja/ and wa; all except /ɨ/ can also be given contrastive length and nasalization. Complex vowel harmony, rather similar to that found in Laal, is observable. There are three tone levels: low, mid, high. Any syllable must bear at least one..... full article at Wikipedia Location of Niellim Language Speakers http://llmap.org/languages/nie/static_map.png?width=400&height=300&kilroywashere=.png Rosetta Document Collection Bibliography: 1 (download) (browse) Detailed Description: 1 (download) (browse) Map: 1 (download) (browse) Numbers: 1 (download) (browse) Table Of Contents: 1 (download) (browse) Vernacular Text: 1 (download) (browse)

Overview Main Country: Chad Spoken In: Regions: Africa ISO 639-3 Code: nie Classification Taxonomy All Languages   Niger-Congo Group     Atlantic-Congo Group       Volta-Congo Group         North Volta-Congo Group           Adamawa-Ubangi Group             Adamawa Group               Mbum-Day Group                 Bua Mbum-Day Group                   Niellim Language