Open AccessJumjum phonology
Author(s) -
Torben Andersen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
studies in african linguistics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.178
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2154-428X
pISSN - 0039-3533
DOI - 10.32473/sal.v33i2.107333
Subject(s) - vowel harmony , linguistics , phonology , syllable , consonant , assimilation (phonology) , vowel , phonological rule , morphophonology , computer science , philosophy
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.