Temein language
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Temein, also known as Ron(g)e, is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken by the Temein people of the Nuba Hills in Sudan.
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Temein is spoken in Farik, Kuris, Kwiye, Nekring, Tokoing, Tukur, and Tulu villages (Ethnologue, 22nd edition).
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | voicelessScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | p | t̪ | t | k | |
| voicedScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | b | d̪ | d | ɟ | g | |
| Nasal | m | n̪ | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Fricative | s | |||||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Approximant | w | l | j | |||
- /p/ may have allophones of [ɸ, f] when in word-initial position.
- /s/ may have an allophone of [ʃ] in word-medial intervocalic positions.
- The sequence /nt/ can have an allophone of [ɽ] in intervocalic positions.[1]
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
References
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- Temein language (Roger Blench 2007)
External links
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