Wamey language
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| Wamey | |
|---|---|
| Konyagi | |
| Native to | Guinea, Senegal |
Native speakers | 38,000 (2014-2015)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cou |
| Glottolog | wame1240 |
| ELP | Wamey |
  Wamey | |
| Coordinates: 12°33′N 13°11′W / 12.550°N 13.183°W | |
Wamey ([wæ-meỹ],[2] Meyny), or Konyagi (Conhague, Coniagui, Koniagui), is a Senegambian language of Senegal and Guinea spoken by the Konyagui people.
Phonology
[edit]Consonants
[edit]| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b mp mb | t d nt nd | c ɟ ɲc ɲɟ | k ɡ ŋk ŋg | kw gw ŋkw |
| Voiced implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | ||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋw |
| Trill | r r̠̙ | ||||
| Fricative | ɸ β | s | x | xw | |
| Approximant | j j̃ | w w̃ | |||
| Lateral approximant | l l̃ |
Vowels
[edit]| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | ɛ | ə | |
| Open-mid | æ | ɔ | |
| Open | a |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wamey". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
- ^ Wilson, William André Auquier. 2007. Guinea Languages of the Atlantic group: description and internal classification. (Schriften zur Afrikanistik, 12.) Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.
- ^ a b Santos, R. (1977). Phonologie et Morphotonologie de la Langue Wey (Konyagi). Les Langues Africaines au Senegal. Vol. 69. Dakar: Centre de Linguistique Appliquée de Dakar.
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