Pare language

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Pare (Kipare), also known as Asu (Casu, Chasu, Athu, Chathu), is a Northeast Coast Bantu language spoken by the Pare people of Tanzania.

Phonology

Consonants[1]
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar
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  • The dental fricatives /θ ð/ are only found in Swahili loanwords.
  • /m/ can be syllabic.
Vowels[1]
Front Central Back
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Additionally, Pare distinguishes between high tone and low tone.[1]

References

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