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| name = Dzuma |
| name = Dzuma |
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| nativename = Dzùmáá |
| nativename = Dzùmáá |
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+ | | pronunciation = [ˈd͡zùmáː] |
| states = [[Bomakwodor]] <br> [[Afa]] |
| states = [[Bomakwodor]] <br> [[Afa]] |
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| ethnicity = [[Dzuma people|Dzuma]] |
| ethnicity = [[Dzuma people|Dzuma]] |
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| − | | glottorefname = |dia1=Akpaleh <br> Gaanin <br> Afa-Gaanin}}'''Dzuma''' (''Dzùmáá'' [ |
+ | | glottorefname = |dia1=Akpaleh <br> Gaanin <br> Afa-Gaanin}}'''Dzuma''' (''Dzùmáá'' [ˈd͡zùmáː]) is a language isolate native to the [[Dzuma people]] of southern [[Nkungu]], and the official language of Bomakwodor. The language is also spoken by Dzuma minorities in southern [[Afa]]. |
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Revision as of 21:42, 13 August 2022
| Dzuma | |
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| Dzùmáá | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈd͡zùmáː] |
| Native to | Bomakwodor Afa |
| Ethnicity | Dzuma |
Native speakers | xxx xxx |
| Dialects |
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| xxx | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Bomakwodor |
Dzuma (Dzùmáá [ˈd͡zùmáː]) is a language isolate native to the Dzuma people of southern Nkungu, and the official language of Bomakwodor. The language is also spoken by Dzuma minorities in southern Afa.
History
Varieties
Current status and importance
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | labial | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | normal | voiceless | p | t | c | k | k͡p |
| voiced | b | d | ɟ | g | ɡ͡b | ||
| prenasalized | voiceless | ᵐp | ⁿt | ᶮc | ᵑk | ᵑk͡p | |
| voiced | ᵐb | ⁿd | ᶮɟ | ᵑg | ᵑɡ͡b | ||
| Fricative | normal | voiceless | f | s | ç | x | |
| voiced | β | z | ɣ | ||||
| prenasalized | voiceless | ᶬf | ⁿs | ᶮç | ᵑx | ||
| voiced | ᶬv | ⁿz | |||||
| Affricate | normal | voiceless | t͡s | ᶮcç | |||
| voiced | d͡z | ᶮɟʝ | |||||
| prenasalized | voiceless | ⁿt͡s | |||||
| voiced | ⁿd͡z | ||||||
| Approximant | w | l | j | ||||
| Lateral fricative | voiceless | ɬ | |||||
| voiced | ɮ | ||||||
| Tap | ɾ | ||||||
| Front | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| normal | nasalized | normal | nasalized | |
| Close | i | ĩ | u | ũ |
| Close-mid | e | o | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ | ɛ̃ | ɔ | õ |
| Open | a | ã | ||
Tones
Dzuma has five tones: low <à>, middle <a>, high <á>, rising <àá>, and falling <áà>.