Beli language (South Sudan)
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’Bëlï | |
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Jur ’Bëlï | |
Native to | South Sudan |
Native speakers | 65,000 (2009)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | blm |
Glottolog | beli1257 |
![]() Beli is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger |
’Bëlï, or Jur ’Bëlï, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Beli and Sopi people of South Sudan.
Phonology[edit]
Consonants[edit]
Stirtz (2014) lists the following consonant phonemes:[2]
Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
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Voiceless plosives | p | t̪ | c | k | k͡p | |
Voiced plosives | b | d̪ | ɟ | g | g͡b | |
Implosives | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | |||
Prenasalised plosives | mb | nd̪ | nɟ | ŋg | ŋ͡mg͡b | |
Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋ͡m | |
Fricative | h | |||||
Approximates | ɾ, l | j | w |
Vowels[edit]
According to Stirtz (2014),[2] ’Bëlï has nine vowel phonemes that can be divided into [+/- ATR] sets. The vowel [ə] is an allophone that does not occur in roots without other [+ATR] vowels:
[-ATR] | [+ATR] |
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ɪ | i |
ʊ | u |
ɛ | e |
ɔ | o |
a | (ə) |
References[edit]
- ^ ’Bëlï at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ a b Stirtz, Timothy M. 2014. 'Bëlï Phonology, Tone and Orthography. (SIL Electronic Working Papers 2014-002.) SIL International. 34pp.
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