Niger–Congo language of Kordofan, Sudan
Tegem , also Jebel Tekeim , is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Kordofan , Sudan. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Lafofa , which is poorly attested.
Phonology
Consonants
Labialization [ʷ] is also said to occur among sounds.
The following sounds can occur as geminated, [bː, mː, t̪ː, d̪ː, rː, lː, ɫː, ʈː, cː, ɟː, kː].[ 2]
Vowels
Vowel length is also distinctive.
References
^ Tegem at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
^ Sosal Altayeb Mohammed Ali, Ahmed (2018). A Phonological Study of the Tegem Language . University of Cape Town.
Sources
Roger Blench, 2011 (ms), "Does Kordofanian constitute a group and if not, where does its languages fit into Niger-Congo?"[1]
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