Central Banda language
Appearance
Central Banda | |
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Native to | Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan |
Native speakers | (580,000 cited 1984–1996)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:liy – Banda-Bambaribpd – Banda-Bandabqk – Banda-Mbrèsbfl – Banda-Ndélétor – Togbo-Vara Bandabjo – Mid-Southern Bandagox – Gobukuw – Kpaguamnh – Mononue – Ngundu |
Glottolog | cent2022 |
Central Banda is a dialect continuum of the Banda languages spoken by around one million people[citation needed], primarily in the Central African Republic. The varieties may be mutually intelligible, especially the Mid-Southern–Gobu–Kpagua–Mono–Ngundu cluster. The other varieties are Bambari, Banda-Banda, Mbrès, Ndélé, and Togbo-Vara Banda.
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labialvelar | Glottal | ||
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Plosive | voiceless | p | t | tʃ | k | kp | ʔ | |||
voiced | b | d | dʒ | ɡ | ɡb | |||||
prenasalized | mb | ɱv | nd | nz | ndʒ | ŋɡ | ŋmɡb | |||
Fricative | voiceless | f | s | ʃ | h | |||||
voiced | v | z | ʒ | |||||||
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||||||
Tap/Flap | ⱱ | |||||||||
Trill | r~ɾ | |||||||||
Lateral | l | |||||||||
Approximant | j | w |
Vowels
Front | Mid | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ɨ | ʉ | u |
Close-mid | e | o | ||
Mid | ə | |||
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | ||
Open | a |
Tone
Vowel tones are: rising /ǎ/, falling /â/, mid /ā/, low /à/, and high /á/.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Banda-Bambari at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Banda-Banda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Banda-Mbrès at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Banda-Ndélé at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Togbo-Vara Banda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Mid-Southern Banda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
(Additional references under 'Language codes' in the information box) - ^ Hartell, Rhonda L. (1993). Alphabets des langues africaines. UNESCO and Société Internationale de Linguistique.