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p | b b̰ ⁿb | t | d d̰ ⁿd | ɟ ⁿɟ | k | ɡ ⁿɡ |
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Selected languages: | Kanakuru |
UPSID number: | 4370 |
Alternate name(s): | N/A |
Classification: | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic |
The languages has | 35 segments |
Frequency index: | N/A |
Sounds: | [ⁿb] [p] [b̰] [b] [ⁿd] [t] [d̰] [d] [ⁿɟ] [ɟ] [ⁿɡ] [k] [ɡ] [ɮ] [ʃ] [l] [w] [ɹ] [j] [ɰ] [m] [n] [ɲ] [ŋ] [iː] [i] [uː] [u] [e̞ː] [e̞] [ə] [o̞ː] [o̞] [äː] [ä] |
Comments: | Kanakuru has a two level tone system, with |
Sources: | Newman, P. 1974. The Kanakuru Language. Cambridge |