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Plosive
 p b         t d         c ɟ k k͡p ɡ ɡ͡b    
 
 
 
 
  
 
Implosives
   ɓ                                
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nasal
   m           n           ɲ   ŋ ŋʷ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
                            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
     f v     s z                                
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                           j   w ɰ                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Open
Selected languages: Bete
UPSID number: 4144
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Niger-Kordofanian, Kru
The languages has 37 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [k͡p] [ɡ͡b] [p] [b] [t] [d] [c] [ɟ] [k] [ɡ] [ɓ] [s] [z] [f] [v] [l] [w] [j] [ɰ] [m] [n] [ɲ] [ŋʷ] [ŋ] [ɪ] [i] [ɪ̈] [ɨ] [ʊ] [u] [e] [ɘ] [o] [ɛ] [ɜ] [ɔ] [ä]
Comments:

Werle and Gbalehi analyze Bete as having four
level tones. Bete has a vowel harmony system (actually
based on tongue root position) in which the lowered high
and lower mid vowels do not combine with fully high or
higher mid vowels; /a/ is neutral to vowel harmony.
Sources:

Werle, J-M. and Gbalehi, D.J. 1976. Phonologie et
morphonologie du Bete de la Region de Guiberoua. Institut
de Linguistique Appliquee, Universite d'Abidjan.