Language name: | TEMNE |
UPSID number: | 4109 |
Alternate name(s): | |
Classification: | Niger-Kordofanian, West Atlantic |
This language has | 25 segments |
Its Frequency index is | 0.511751663 (average percentage of segments; 0.1: many very rare segments; 0.39: average; 0.7: many common segments) |
The language has these sounds: | p b m f tD gb w t n s l r j k ? h i e E a a_ O o u d |
Comment: | Temne has a basic two-level tone system. In most positions [d] can be regarded as a variant of /r/. |
Source(s): | Dalby, D. 1966. Lexical analysis in Temne with an illustrative wordlist. Journal of West African Languages 3\2: 5-26. Wilson, W.A.A. 1961. An Outline of the Temne Language. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, London. |