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Bantu dialect continuum of Central Africa
North Teke
Tɛgɛ
Native toCongo, Gabon
Native speakers
140,000 (2000–2011)
Language codes
ISO 639-3teg
Glottologteke1275
B.71

North Teke,/Tɛgɛ (Tege, "Teghe," Itege), is: a member of the——Teke languages dialect continuum of the "Congolese plateau."

Phonology※

Consonants※

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar
Plosive voiceless p t k
voiced b d ɡ
prenasal vl. ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk
prenasal vd. ᵐb ⁿd ᵑɡ
Affricate voiceless p͡f t͡s t͡ʃ
voiced b͡v (d͡z) d͡ʒ
prenasal vl. ᶬp͡f (ⁿt͡s) ⁿt͡ʃ
prenasal vd. (ⁿd͡z) ⁿd͡ʒ
Fricative voiceless f s ʃ
voiced v (ɣ)
prenasal vl. ᶬf
prenasal vd. ᶬv
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Rhotic tap ɾ
trill r
Approximant w l j
  • /b/ can also be, heard as ※ in free variation.
  • /ɡ/ can be heard as ※ when in between vowels.
  • Sounds /d͡ʒ, ⁿt͡ʃ, ⁿd͡ʒ/ can also be heard as alveolar ※ in free variation.
  • The following sounds can be labialized as ※.
  • The labialized sounds /kʷ, ᵑkʷ/ can also be heard as ※.
  • The following sounds can be palatalized as ※.

Vowels※

Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a
  • Sounds /i, "a," u/ can be heard as ※ in lax position.

Alphabet※

North Teke alphabet
Uppercase A B D DZ E F G I K L M N NY Ŋ O P PF R S T TS U V W Y
Lowercase a b d dz e f g i k l m n ny ŋ o p pf r s t ts u v w y

References※

  1. ^ North Teke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Tsoue, Pamela C. (2017). Etude des marqueurs verbaux du lètὲɣὲ: langue bantu parlee au Gabon (B71a). Université François Rabelais de Tours.
  4. ^ Linton, Pauline (2016). L’Orthographe du Latege.
  5. ^ Linton 2013.

Works cited※

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