Central Teke language

Central Teke is a member of the Teke languages dialect continuum of the Congolese plateau. Central Teke dialects are Ngungwel and Mpu (Mpumpum), Boo (Boma, Eboo – cf. Boma language), and Nzikou (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu). They are spoken in the Malebo Pool region of the Republic of Congo, with an unknown number of Boo speakers in DRC.

Consonants

 * /h/ is only heard in the Nzikou dialect.

Vowels

 * /u/ when preceding a palatal /j/ is heard as [ʉ], and when preceding a /w/ is heard as [y].