• Source: Tegem language

Tegem, also Jebel Tekeim, is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Kordofan, Sudan. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Lafofa, which is poorly attested.




Phonology






= Consonants

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Labialization [ʷ] is also said to occur among sounds.
The following sounds can occur as geminated, [bː, mː, t̪ː, d̪ː, rː, lː, ɫː, ʈː, cː, ɟː, kː].




= Vowels

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Vowel length is also distinctive.




References






Sources


Roger Blench, 2011 (ms), "Does Kordofanian constitute a group and if not, where does its languages fit into Niger-Congo?"[1]

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Tegem language
• Lafofa languages
• Kordofanian languages
• Talodi–Heiban languages
• Cochimí language
• Neveʻei language