Nateni language

Nateni (Natemba) is a language of the Gurma people spoken in Benin. It is named after its principal dialect; the others are Tayari (Tayaba), Kunteni (Kuntemba), Okoni (Okoma).

Nateni
Native to	Benin
Ethnicity	Gurma
Native speakers	110,000 (2021)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Northern Oti–Volta Gurma Nateni
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	ntm
Glottolog	nate1242

Writing system

Alphabet[2]
uppercase	A	B	C	D	E	Ɛ	F	H	I	K	Kp	M	N	O	Ɔ	P	S	T	U	W	Y
lowercase	a	b	c	d	e	ɛ	f	h	i	k	kp	m	n	o	ɔ	p	s	t	u	w	y

The low tone is indicated with the grave accent and the high tone with the acute accent on the vowel ⟨à è ɛ̀ ì ò ɔ̀ ù á é ɛ́ í ó ɔ́ ú⟩ or the syllabic n ⟨ǹ ń⟩. The nasalization is indicated with the help of the tilde under the vowel ⟨a̰ ɛ̰ ḭ ɔ̰ ṵ⟩ which can be combined with the acute or grave accent indicating the tone ⟨á̰ ɛ̰́ ḭ́ ɔ̰́ ṵ́ à̰ ɛ̰̀ ḭ̀ ɔ̰̀ ṵ̀⟩.