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Number: 224

Language: Konkomba

Location: N Ghana (Northern)

Population: 130,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: North Central: Gur: Kurumfe-Oti-Volta

Other Sources:

Steele, Mary and Gretchen Weed. 1966a. The Phonology of Konkomba. Accra: Institute of African Studies, Univ of Ghana.
Steele, Mary and Gretchen Weed. 1966b. Collected Field Reports on the Phonology of Konkomba. Accra: Institute of African Studies, Univ of Ghana.

Consonant system:

   p t k kp
b d ɡ ɡb
    č
    ɡ̌
f s (h)
m n ñ ŋ ŋm
    l
    r

Stops: p b t d k ɡ kp ɡb

Affricates: č ɡ̌

Fricatives: f s (h)

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ ŋm

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

   i u
e o
    ɔ
    a

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Nasal Vowels:

ṽ all but ɛ
v̄̃ all

Syllable: (C)V(C)(C) Nˈ

Tones: hi mid low

Noun Number: s p

Syntax: NA GN N-NUM

Number: 226

Language: Dye

Location: N Togo

Population: 17,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: North Central: Gur: Kurumfe-Oti-Volta

Grammar: Prost, A. n.d. Mi Gangam. Dakar: Univ of Dakar.

Consonant system:

   p t̪ c k kp
b d̪ ɟ ɡ ɡb
f s̪
m n̪ ñ ŋ ŋm
    l̪
    r

Stops: p b t̪ d̪ c ɟ k ɡ kp ɡb

Fricatives: f s̪

Nasals: m n̪ ñ ŋ ŋm

Laterals: l̪

Vibrants: r

Modified Consonants: c^w p t k f v ŋ

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

i u
e ǝ o
ɛ ɔ
a

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all but ǝ

Nasal Vowels:

ı̃ ẽ ã ũ õ
ı̃̄ ẽ̄ ã̄ ũ̄ ȭ

Tones: hi mid lo

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 8: human, animals, trees, collectives, diminutives, liquids

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6
3 & 6 vary with noun class

Syntax: SVO NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N

Prep/Post: (PREP)/POST

Number: 228

Language: Gurma

Alternate Name: Gourmanchema

Location: Burkina Faso

Population: 250,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: North Central: Gur: Kurumfe-Oti-Volta

Grammar: Chantoux, Alphonse, Alexandre Gontier and André Prost. 1968. Title??. Dakar: IFAN.

Consonant system:

p t̪ c k kp (ʔ)
ɓ d̪ ɟ ɡ ɡb
f s̪
m n̪ ñ ŋ ŋm
l̪

Stops: p ɓ t̪ d̪ c ɟ k ɡ kp ɡb (ʔ)

Fricatives: f s̪

Nasals: m n̪ ñ ŋ ŋm

Laterals: l̪

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

i u
e (ǝ) o
a

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: (ǝ) a

Back Vowels: u o

Long Vowels: ī ē ā ū ō

Diphthongs: ia ie oa oe ua ue

Tones: hi mid low (fall) (ris-fall)

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 8

Demonstratives: 2

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6
3 & 6 vary with noun class

Syntax: SVO NA GN ND/(DN) N-NUM POSS-N

Prep/Post: (PREP)/POST

Number: 230

Language: Moba

Alternate Name: Bimoba

Location: NW Togo

Population: 80,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: North Central: Gur: Kurumfe-Oti-Volta

Grammar: Prost, A. 1967. Le moba. Dakar: Univ of Dakar.

Other Sources:

Jacobs, Gillian. 1966. "The Structure of the Verbal Clause in Bimoba," JWAL 3:1, 47-53.
Jacobs, Gillian. 1970. Bimoba Syntax: A Syntagmatic Analysis. Accra: Institute of African Studies.

Consonant system:

   p t k kp
b d ɡ ɡb
    č
    ɡ̌
f s h
m n ñ ŋ ŋm
    l

Stops: p b t d k ɡ kp ɡb

Affricates: č ɡ̌

Fricatives: f s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ ŋm

Laterals: l

Modified Consonants:

c^j̱ p f m
c^w b k f ŋ

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

   i u
e ǝ o
    ɔ
    a

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄ all

Nasal Vowels: (ṽ)

Tones: hi mid low

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: 5: human, animals & trees, small objects, collectives, liquids

Demonstratives: ref

Articles: def

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3ai 6

Syntax: SVO NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N N+NUM+D

Prep/Post: (PREP)/POST

Number: 235

Language: Kasem

Location: N Ghana (Upper)

Population: 74,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: North Central: Gur: Doghose-Gurunsi

Other Sources:

Callow, John C. 1965. "Kasem Nominals - A Study in Analyses," JWAL 2:1, 29-36.
Language Guide (Kasem). 1967. Accra: Bureau of Ghana Languages.
Callow, John C. 1968. "A Hierarchical Study of Neutralization in Kasem," JL 4, 33-45.
Hewer Judy. 1976. "Interrogative Sentences in Kasem," Linguistics 171, 5-18.
Hewer, Philip L. 1976. "A Lexical Approach to Clause Series in Kasem," Linguistics 171, 19-34.

Consonant system:

   p pʷ t k kʷ
b d ɡ ɡʷ
    č
    ɡ̌
f s
v z
m n ñ ŋ ŋʷ
    l

Stops: p pʷ b t d k ɡ kʷ ɡʷ

Affricates: č ɡ̌

Fricatives: f v s z

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ ŋʷ

Laterals: l

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

i u
I ʋ
e ǝ o
ɛ ɔ
a

Front Vowels: i I e ɛ

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u ʋ o ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄

Nasal Vowels: ṽ

Modified Vowels: vowel harmony: set 1: i e ǝ u o; set 2: I ɛ a ʋ ɔ

Tones: hi mid lo ris

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: noun classes

Articles: def

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3ai 6

Syntax: SVO NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N

Prep/Post: POST

Number: 237

Language: Lyele

Location: Burkina Faso

Population: 61,000

Classification: Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: North Central: Gur: Doghose-Gurunsi

Dictionary: Nicolas, F. 1953. Glossaire l'élé-français. Dakar: IFAN.

Grammar: Bon, G. 1953. Grammaire l'élé. Dakar: IFAN .

Consonant system:

   p t̪ c k
b d̪ ɟ ɡ
f s̪ š
v z̪
m n̪ (ñ)
    l̪
    r

Stops: p b t̪ d̪ c ɟ k ɡ

Fricatives: f v s̪ z̪ š

Nasals: m n̪ (ñ)

Laterals: l̪

Vibrants: r

Modified Consonants:

c^j all but r
cʷ all but r

Glides: j ɥ w

Vowel system:

i y u
I Y
e ǝ ɤ o
ɛ ɐ ɔ
a

Front Vowels: i y I Y e ɛ

Central Vowels: ǝ ɐ a

Back Vowels: u o ɤ ɔ

Long Vowels: v̄

Nasal Vowels:

ṽ
v̄̃

Syllable: (C)V(C) Nˈ

Noun Number: s p

Noun Classes: noun classes

Articles: def

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6
3 & 6 vary with noun class

Syntax: SVO NA GN ND N-NUM POSS-N

Prep/Post: (PREP)/POST

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