Platiel. Suzanne. 1971."Problèmes d'interprétaton des voyelles nasales et des tons modulés en samo," in La dénomination des couleurs chez les mbay de Moı̈ssala, Jean-Pierre Caprile, Paris, SELAF, 102-4. E
GRAMMAR:Prost, André. 1971. Éléments de sembla. Lyon: Afrique et Langage.
CONSONANTS:
(p) ṭ c k kp b ḍ ɟ ɡ (ɡb) bβ t̪s d̪z f s̪ m ṇ ñ ŋ (ŋm) (l̪) r
STOPS:(p) b ṭ ḍ c ɟ k ɡ kp (ɡb)
AFFRICATES:bβ t̪s d̪z
FRICATIVES:f s̪
NASALS:m ṇ ñ ŋ (ŋm)
LATERALS:(l̪)
VIBRANTS:r
MODIFIEDCO:ṇ̄ l̄
GLIDES:j (w)
VOWELS:
i u e (ǝ) o ɛ ɔ a
FRONTVOWEL:i e ɛ
CENTRALVOW:(ǝ) a
BACKVOWELS:u o ɔ
LONGVOWELS:
v̄ all but ɔ
NASALVOWEL:
ṽ all but ɛ ɔ v̄̃ all but ɛ ɔ
SYLLABLE:CV
TONES:hi hi-fall hi-mid hi-mid-fall lo-mid lo-mid-fall lo lo-ris
NOUNNUMBER:s p
DEMONSTRAT:1
ARTICLES:def
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SOV NA GN DN/ND N-NUM POSS-N
PREPPOST:POST
NUMBER:111
LANGUAGE:Bijago
LOCATION:Guinea-Bissau (Bijago Islands)
POPULATION:10,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic
CONSONANTS:
NUMBER:112
LANGUAGE:Fula
ALTERNATEN:Fulani
DIALECT:Adamawa
LOCATION:NE Nigeria (North-Eastern)
POPULATION:8 million
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Senegal
DICTIONARY:
Taylor, F. W. 1932. A Fulani-English Dictionary. London: Oxford Univ Press. Dictionnaire élémentaire fulfulde-français-English. 1971. Niamey, Nigeria : Regional Documentation Centre for Oral Tradition.
GRAMMAR:
Stennes, Leslie H. 1967. A Reference Grammar of Adamawa Fulani. East Lansing: African Studies Center, Michigan State Univ. GD: Klingenheben, August. 1963. Die Sprache der Ful. Hamburg: J. J. Augustin. Labouret, H. 1952. La langue des Peuls ou Foulbé. Dakar: IFAN. Taylor, F. W. 1953. A Grammar of the Adamawa Dialect of the Fulani Language. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
OTHERSOURC:
Stennes, Leslie H. 1961. An Introduction to Fulani Syntax. HSL 2. Stennes, Leslie Herman. 1969. The Identification of Participants in Adamawa Fulani. HSL 24.
CONSONANTS:
p t k ʔ b ɓ d ɗ ɡ č ɡ̌ ɸ s h β (z) m n ñ ŋ l r
STOPS:p b ɓ t d ɗ k ɡ ʔ
AFFRICATES:č ɡ̌
FRICATIVES:ɸ β s (z) h
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
MODIFIEDCO:
c̄ Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌
GLIDES:j (ʔj) w
VOWELS:
I ʋ e o ɐ
FRONTVOWEL:I e
CENTRALVOW:ɐ
BACKVOWELS:ʋ o
LONGVOWELS:ī ɛ̄ ā ū ɔ̄
MODIFIEDVO:vowel harmony
SYLLABLE:CV(C)
STRESS:root initial
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:19 (5 pl)
DEMONSTRAT:2 + ref
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6 3 & 6 vary with noun class
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND N-NUM N-POSS N+A+Num+D
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:113
LANGUAGE:Fula
ALTERNATEN:Fulani
DIALECT:Gombe
LOCATION:EC Nigeria (North-Eastern)
POPULATION:8 million
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Senegal
GRAMMAR:Arnott, D. W. 1970. The Nominal and Verbal System of Fula. Fair Lawn, NJ: Oxford Univ. Press.
OTHERSOURC:Arnott, D. W. 1969. "Fula," in TNL, 57-71.
CONSONANTS:
p t k ʔ ʔj b ɓ d ɗ ɡ (č) ɡ̌ f s m n ñ (ŋ) l r
STOPS:p b ɓ t d ɗ k ɡ ʔ ʔj
AFFRICATES:(č) ɡ̌
FRICATIVES:f s
NASALS:m n ñ (ŋ)
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
MODIFIEDCO:
c̄ all but fricatives, ñ̃ɡ̌, ŋ Nc b d ɡ ɡ̌
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
i u ɛ ɐ ɔ
FRONTVOWEL:i ɛ
CENTRALVOW:ɐ
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
LONGVOWELS:ī ē ā ū ō
DIPHTHONGS:diphthonɡs
SYLLABLE:CV(C)
SYNTAX:SVO
NUMBER:114
LANGUAGE:Serer
LOCATION:Senegal
POPULATION:300,000
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Senegal
CONSONANTS:
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:noun classes
SYNTAX:NG N-NUM
NUMBER:115
LANGUAGE:Wolof
LOCATION:Senegal
POPULATION:2 million
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Senegal
DICTIONARY:
Kobès, A. 1923. Dictionnare wolof-français. Dakar: Mission Catholique. Guy-Grand, V. J. 1923. Dictionnaire français-volof. Dakar: Mission Catholique.
GRAMMAR:Diagne, Pathé. 1971. Grammaire de wolof moderne. Paris: Présence Africaine.
TEXTBOOKS:
Nussbaum, Loren V., William W. Gage and Daniel Varre. 1970. Dakar Wolof: A Basic Course. Washington, D.C.: CAL. Nussbaum, Loren and Jean Doneux. 1975. Jangum Wolof. Dakar: Centre de Linguistique Appliqée.
CONSONANTS:
p t c k b d ɟ ɡ f s x (h) m n ñ ŋ l r
STOPS:p b t d c ɟ k ɡ
FRICATIVES:f s x (h)
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
MODIFIEDCO:
c̄ all but f s r Nc p b t d c ɟ k ɡ
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
I ʋ e ǝ o ɛ ɐ ɔ a
FRONTVOWEL:I e ɛ
CENTRALVOW:ǝ ɐ a
BACKVOWELS:ʋ o ɔ
LONGVOWELS:ī ē ɛ̄ ā ū ō ɔ̄
MODIFIEDVO:vowel harmony
SYLLABLE:(C)V(C)(C)
NOUNNUMBER:s p
NOUNCLASSE:8
DEMONSTRAT:3
ARTICLES:def
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND NUM-N POSS-N [1 2 4 5 6]/(N-POSS [3])
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:116
LANGUAGE:Wolof
DIALECT:Dyolof
LOCATION:Senegal
POPULATION:2 million
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Senegal
GRAMMAR:Sauvageot, Serge. 1965. Description synchronique d'un dialecte wolof: le parler du Dyolof. Dakar: IFAN.
CONSONANTS:
p t c k q b d ɟ ɡ f s χ m n ñ ŋ l r
STOPS:p b t d c ɟ k ɡ q
FRICATIVES:f s χ
NASALS:m n ñ ŋ
LATERALS:l
VIBRANTS:r
MODIFIEDCO:c̄ b ɟ m n l
GLIDES:j w
VOWELS:
i u e ø ɛ ɔ a
FRONTVOWEL:i e ø ɛ
CENTRALVOW:a
BACKVOWELS:u ɔ
LONGVOWELS:ī ē ɛ̄ ā ū ō ɔ̄
SYLLABLE:(C)(C)V(C)(C)
STRESS:initial
NOUNNUMBER:s p
PRONOUNS:
1 4 2 5 3 6
SYNTAX:SVO NA NG ND NUM-N POSS-N [1 2 4 5 6]/(N-POSS [3])
PREPPOST:PREP
NUMBER:117
LANGUAGE:Falor
ALTERNATEN:Palor
LOCATION:Senegal
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Cangin
OTHERSOURC:E
CONSONANTS:
SYNTAX:SVO
NUMBER:118
LANGUAGE:Lehar
LOCATION:Senegal
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Cangin
OTHERSOURC:E
CONSONANTS:
SYNTAX:SVO
NUMBER:119
LANGUAGE:Ndut
LOCATION:Senegal
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Cangin
OTHERSOURC:WALS
CONSONANTS:
SYNTAX:SVO
NUMBER:120
LANGUAGE:Non
ALTERNATEN:Noon
LOCATION:Senegal
CLASSIFICA:Niger-Kordofanian: Niger-Congo: West Atlantic: Northern: Cangin