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| Selected languages: | Konyagi |
| UPSID number: | 4145 |
| Alternate name(s): | N/A |
| Classification: | Niger-Kordofanian, West Atlantic |
| The languages has | 46 segments |
| Frequency index: | N/A |
| Sounds: | [rj] [ⁿp] [ⁿb] [p] [b] [ⁿt] [ⁿd] [t] [d] [ⁿc] [ⁿɟ] [c] [ɟ] [ⁿkʷ] [kʷ] [ɡʷ] [ⁿk] [k] [ɡ] [ɓ] [ɗ] [ʄ] [s] [ɸ] [β] [xʷ] [x] [r] [l̃] [l] [w̃] [w] [j̃] [j] [m] [n] [ɲ] [ŋʷ] [ŋ] [i] [u] [ə] [ɛ] [ɔ] [æ] [ä] |
| Comments: | Konyagi has two level tones and contours derived from their combination. 'Schwa' and 'ash' are weak vowels after which consonants are lengthened; the remaining vowels may appear long under predictable conditions. |
| Sources: | Santos, R. 1977. Phonologie et Morphotonologie de la Langue W~ey~ (Konyagi). Les Langues Africaines au Senegal no. 69. Centre de Linguistique Appliquee de Dakar. |