Studies in African Linguistics (Jun 2004)

Jumjum phonology

  • Torben Andersen

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 2

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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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