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Number: 1283

Language: Mbai

Location: N Central African Republic

Population: 73,000

Classification: Nilo-Saharan: Central Sudanic: West Central: Bongo-Bagirmi: Sara-Bagirmi: Sara

Dictionary:

Fortier, Joseph. 1953-61. Dictionnaire mbay-français. Moı̈ssala: Misson Catholique.
Caprile, Jean-Pierre. n.d. Lexique mbaı̈-français. Lyon: Afrique et Language.

Grammar: Fortier, Joseph. 1971. Grammaire mbaye-moı̈ssala. Lyon: Afrique et Langage.

Other Sources:

Caprile, Jean-Pierre. 1968. Essai de phonologie d'un parler mbay. BSELAF 8.
Caprile, Jean-Pierre. 1971. La dénomination des couleurs chez les mbay de Moı̈ssala. Paris: SELAF.
WPF

Consonant system:

   (p) t k
b ɓ d ɗ̣ ɡ
    ɡ̌
    s h
m n
    l
    ɾ

Stops: (p) b ɓ t d ɗ̣ k ɡ

Affricates: ɡ̌

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Nasal Vowels: ṽ: all but ɔ

Modified Vowels: vowel harmony

Syllable: (C)V Nˈ lˈ rˈ

Tones: hi mid lo (+6 contour tones)

Stress: initial

Noun Number: s p

Demonstratives: 3

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6

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

Prep/Post: PREP/POST

Number: 1284

Language: Sara

Location: SW Chad

Population: 47,000

Classification: Nilo-Saharan: Central Sudanic: West Central: Bongo-Bagirmi: Sara-Bagirmi: Sara

Dictionary: Hallaire, J. and J.Robinne. 1955-59. Dictionaire sara-français. Koumra-Fourviere, Chad.

Grammar: Palayer, Pierre. 1970. Éléments de grammaire sar (Tchad). Lyon: Afrique et Langage.

Other Sources: Bouquiaux, L. 1964. "A propos de la phonologie du sara," JAL 3, 160-72.

Consonant system:

   p t k
b ɓ d (ɗ) ɡ
    ɡ̌
    s h
m n ñ ŋ
    l
v̊ r ^ʔr

Stops: p b ɓ t d (ɗ) k ɡ

Affricates: ɡ̌

Fricatives: s h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: v̊ r ^ʔr

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i ɛ

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Nasal Vowels: ı̃ ɛ̃ ã ũ õ

Modified Vowels: vowel harmony

Syllable: (C)V(C) Nˈ lˈ rˈ

Tones: hi mid lo

Noun Number: s p

Demonstratives: 2 + ref

Pronouns:

1 4ie
2 5
3 6

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

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 1286

Language: Bagirmi

Location: SW Chad

Population: 35,000

Classification: Nilo-Saharan: Central Sudanic: West Central: Bongo-Bagirmi: Sara-Bagirmi: Bagirmi

Grammar:

GD: Gaden, H. 1909. Essai de grammaire de la langue baguirmienne. Paris: Leroux.
Stevenson, R. C. 1969. Bagirmi Grammar. Khartoum: Univ of Khartoum.

Other Sources: LA

Consonant system:

   p t̪ ṭ c k (ʔ)
b ɓ d̪ ḍ ɗ̣ ɟ ʄ ɡ
(f) s (š) (h)
(v) (z)
m n̪ ñ ŋ
    l
    r

Stops: p b ɓ t̪ d̪ ṭ ḍ ɗ̣ c ɟ ʄ k ɡ (ʔ)

Fricatives: (f) (v) s (z) (š) (h)

Nasals: m n̪ ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: r

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɟ ɡ

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i e ɛ

Central Vowels: ɨ ǝ a

Back Vowels: u o ɔ

Long Vowels: ī ē ā ū ō

Diphthongs: ai ei oi au ou ɨu

Tones: hi mid lo

Noun Number: s p

Demonstratives: 2

Articles: def

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6

Syntax: SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS N+Num+D

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 1294

Language: Kara

Location: SW Sudan (NW Bahr al-Ghazal)

Population: 1,900

Classification: Nilo-Saharan: Central Sudanic: West Central: Bongo-Bagirmi: Kara

Grammar: Santandrea, Stefano. 1970. Brief Grammar Outlines of the Yulu and Kara Languages. Bologna: Nigrizia.

Consonant system:

   p t̪ c k kp
b ^ʔb d̪ ^ʔd̪ d ḍ ɟ ɡ ɡb
    č
    d^z ɡ̌ ^ʔɡ̌
f (θ) s š h
v ʕ
m n ñ ŋ
    l
v̊ ɾ

Stops: p b ^ʔb t̪ d̪ ^ʔd̪ d ḍ c ɟ k ɡ kp ɡb

Affricates: d^z č ɡ̌ ^ʔɡ̌

Fricatives: f v (θ) s š ʕ h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: v̊ ɾ

Modified Consonants:

c̄ d k h l ...
^Nc b d̪ kp ɡb

Glides: j w

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i I e ɛ

Central Vowels: ǝ a

Back Vowels: u ʋ o ɔ

Tones: hi mid lo

Noun Number: s p

Demonstratives: 3

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6

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

Prep/Post: PREP

Number: 1300

Language: Logbara

Location: Uganda

Population: 144,000

Classification: Nilo-Saharan: Central Sudanic: East Central: Moru-Madi

TextBooks: Barr, L. I. 1965. A Course in Lugbara. Kampala: East African Literature Bureau.

Consonant system:

   p t̪ k kp ʔ
b ɓ d̪ ɗ̣ ɡ ɡb
    t^sṭ^r d^z ḍ^r
f s h
v z
m n ñ ŋ
    l
    ɾ̣

Stops: p b ɓ t̪ d̪ ɗ̣ k ɡ kp ɡb ʔ

Affricates: t^s d^zṭ^r ḍ^r

Fricatives: f v s z h

Nasals: m n ñ ŋ

Laterals: l

Vibrants: ɾ̣

Modified Consonants: ^Nc b d ɡ ɡb ḍ^r v z

Glides: j ^ʔj w ^ʔw

Vowel system:

Front Vowels: i I ɛ

Central Vowels: ɨ a

Back Vowels: u ʋ ɔ

Nasal Vowels: ã

Modified Vowels: vowel harmony

Tones: hi mid lo

Noun Number: s p

Demonstratives: 3

Pronouns:

1 4
2 5
3 6

Syntax: SVO [def aspect]/SOV [indef aspect] NA NG/GN ND N-NUM N-POSS/POSS-N N+Num+D

Prep/Post: POST

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