Mandari (also written Mundari) is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Mundari people of South Sudan.
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Kir | |
Region | South Sudan |
Ethnicity | Mundari |
Native speakers | 70,000 (2014)[1] |
Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mqu |
Glottolog | mand1425 |
Writing system
editUppercase | A | Ä | B | ʼB | D | ʼD | E | Ë | G | I | Ï | J | K | L | M | N |
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Lowercase | a | ä | b | ʼb | d | ʼd | e | ë | g | i | ï | j | k | l | m | n |
Pronunciation in IPA | a | ə | b | ɓ | d | ɗ | ɛ | e | g | ɪ | i | ɟ/d͡ʒ | k | l | m | n |
Uppercase | NY | Ŋ | O | Ö | P | R | S | T | U | Ü | W | Y | ʼY | ʼ | ||
Lowercase | ny | ŋ | o | ö | p | r | s | t | u | ü | w | y | ʼy | ʼ | ||
Pronunciation in IPA | ɲ | ŋ | ɔ | o | p | r | s | t | ʊ | u | w | j | ʄ | ʔ |
Tones
edit- á - [˥]
- à - [˩]
- a - [˧]
- â - [˥˩][3]
References
edit- ^ Mandari at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Wani, Goke & Stirtz 2013, p. viii.
- ^ "Mandari language, pronunciation, and alphabet". Omniglot. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- Wani, Enike Amina; Goke, Martin Lomu; Stirtz, Tim (2013). "Mundari-English dictionary" (PDF). Juba: SIL International, Mundari Translation and Literacy Project.