Language name: |
KONYAGI |
UPSID number: |
4145 |
Alternate name(s): |
BASARI |
Classification: |
Niger-Kordofanian, West Atlantic |
This language has |
46 segments |
Its Frequency index is |
0.289742601 (average percentage of segments; 0.1: many very rare segments; 0.39: average; 0.7: many common segments) |
The language has these sounds: |
p
t
c
k
kW
mp
nt
nc
Nk
NkW
b
d
dj
g
gW
mb
nd
ndj
b<
d<
dj<
P
x
xW
B
s
m
n
nj
N
NW
r
rj
l
l~
j
w
j~
w~
i
u
"@
E
O
aa
a
|
Comment: |
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. |
Source(s): |
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. |