Ambele is a Grassfields language of Cameroon.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonants of the Ambele language are located in the chart below.

BilabialLabiodentalAlveolarPost- alveolarPalatalLabial–velarVelarGlottal
Nasalm, mʷnɲŋ
Plosiveoralpb, bʲt, tʷdk͡p, kpʷɡ͡bk, kʷg, ɡʲ
pren.m͡bntndŋ͡mg͡bŋkŋɡ
Affricatet̠ʃ, t̠ʃʲ, n̠t̠ʃd̠ʒ, d̠ʒʷ
Fricativefs, sʲ, sʷɣh
ApproximantMedianjw
Laterall

Vowels

FrontCentralBack
Closeiɨ, ʉu
Close-mideo
Midə
Open-midɛɔ
Opena

There are three tones in the Ambele language. High tone, mid tone, and low tone.