The Tsogo languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.30 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003),[1] the languages form a valid node. They are:
| Tsogo | |
|---|---|
| Okani | |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Glottolog | tsog1242 |
Nurse & Philippson also include (B.10) Myene, following Piron (1997), who makes Tsogo and Myene together a divergent branch of Bantu. Maho adds Viya (Eviya) and Bongwe.
Phonology edit
Source: [2], page 379
Consonants edit
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosives | Affricate | ts | ||
| Palatalized | dj | |||
| Voiceless | p | t | k | |
| Voiced | b | d | ||
| Prenasalized | mb | nd | ŋg | |
| Fricatives | Voiceless | f | s | |
| Voiced | β | ɣ | ||
| Prenasalized | (mf) | nz | ||
| Nasals | m | n | ɲ | |
| Liquid | l | |||
| Rhotic | Trill(?) | r | ||
| Approximants | w | j | ||
Vowels edit
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Near-close | ʊ | |
| Close-mid | e | o |
| Open/Open-mid | a | ɔ |
References edit
- ^ Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.
- ^ Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard (2006-03-21). The Bantu Languages. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-79683-9.
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