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Use base consonants only
Labial
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Plosive
 p b         t d         c ɟ k ɡ    
 
 
 
 
  
 
Nasal
   m           n           ɲ   ŋ    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trill
               r            
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
Tap, Flap
                                                
Lateral flap
 
 
 
 
                    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fricative
                                                
Lateral fricative
 
 
 
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
Approximant
                           j   w                
Lateral approximant
 
 
 
 
       l                    
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Close
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Selected languages: Dinka
UPSID number: 4226
Alternate name(s): N/A
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Nilotic, Dinka-Nuer
The languages has 32 segments
Frequency index: N/A
Sounds: [p] [b] [t̪] [d̪] [t] [d] [c] [ɟ] [k] [ɡ] [r] [l] [w] [j] [m] [n̪] [n] [ɲ] [ŋ] [ḭ] [i̤] [ṳ] [ḛ] [e̤] [o̰] [o̤] [ɛ̰] [ɛ̤] [ɔ̰] [ɔ̤] [ä̰] [ä̤]
Comments: Andersen (1987) recognizes 84 vowels (including diphthongs), as he establishes 3 distinct lengths. Each of these occurs in monosyllables with a single tone.
Sources: Andersen, T. 1987. The phonemic system of Dinka. Journal of African Languages and Linguistics 9/1: 1-27. Malou, J. 1988. Dinka Vowel System. S.I.L. and University of Texas at Arlington. (S.I.L. Publications in Linguistics 82)