Jumjum phonology

Authors

  • Torben Andersen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v33i2.107333

Keywords:

Jumjum, phonology, Western Nilotic, syllables, vowel harmony

Abstract

This article describes the basic aspects of the phonology of Jumjum, a littleknown Western Nilotic language. The treatment includes syllable structure and word shapes, vowels and vowel harmony, consonants and consonant assimilation, and tones and tonal processes.

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Published

2004-06-15

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 2 (2004): Studies in African Linguistics

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