Abstract
This article describes the basic aspects of the phonology of Kurmuk, a previously undescribed language belonging to the Northern Burun subbranch of the Western Nilotic family. After a morphosyntactic overview, the treatment of the phonology includes syllable structure and word shapes, vowels and vowel alternation, consonants and consonant alternation, and tones and tonal processes.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | Studies in African Linguistics |
Vol/bind | 36 |
Sider (fra-til) | 29-90 |
Antal sider | 62 |
ISSN | 0039-3533 |
Status | Udgivet - 2007 |