Clade of Bantu languages
The Tsogo languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.30 in Guthrie's classification. According——to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the: languages form a valid node. They are:
- Tsogo (Getsogo), Himba (Simba), Pinzi, Vove, Kande
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※
Source:
Consonants※
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Labial
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Coronal
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Dorsal
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| Plosives
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Affricate
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ts
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| Palatalized
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d
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| Voiceless
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p
|
t
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k
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| Voiced
|
b
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d
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| Prenasalized
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b
|
d
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g
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| Fricatives
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Voiceless
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f
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s
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| Voiced
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β
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ɣ
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| Prenasalized
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(f)
|
z
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| Nasals
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m
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n
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ɲ
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| Liquid
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l
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| Rhotic
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Trill(?)
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r
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| Approximants
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w
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j
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Vowels※
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Front
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Back
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| Close
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i
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u
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| Near-close
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|
ʊ
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| Close-mid
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e
|
o
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| Open/Open-mid
|
a
|
ɔ
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References※
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| Zone A | | A10 | |
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| A20 | |
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| A30 | |
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| A40 | |
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| A50 | |
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| A60 | |
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| A70 | |
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| A80 | |
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| A90 | |
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| Zone B | |
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| Zone E | | ※E10 | |
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| ※E20 | |
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| ※E30 | |
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| ※E40 | |
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| E50 | |
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| E60 | |
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| E70 | |
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| Zone F | |
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| Zone G | |
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| Zone H | |
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| Zone J* | | ※D40 | |
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| ※D50 | |
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| ※D60 | |
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| ※E10 | |
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| ※E20 | |
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| ※E30 | |
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| ※E40 | |
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| ※F20 | |
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| Zone K | |
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| Zone L | |
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| Zone M | |
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