Lamang language
(Redirected from Ghudavan language)
| Lamang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Borno, Adamawa |
Native speakers | (40,000 cited 1993)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hia |
| Glottolog | lama1288 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Lamang (Laamang) is an Afro-Asiatic language cluster of Nigeria. Blench (2006) classifies the Woga variety as a separate language.[2]
Phonology
[edit | edit source]Consonants[3]
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal/Velar | Labio-Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | ||
| Pre-nasal
Plosive |
mb | nd | ŋg | ŋgʷ | ||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | kʷ gʷ | ʔ | |
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ||||
| Affricate | ts dz | |||||
| Fricative | f v | θ ð | s z | x ɣ | xʷ ɣʷ | |
| Approximant | l | j | w |
Vowels[3]
The vowels are /a/, /e/, /i/, and /u/.
Varieties
[edit | edit source]Blench (2019) lists these language varieties as are part of the Lamang cluster.[4]
- Zaladva (Zәlәdvә) (Lamang North)
- Ghumbagha (Lamang Central)
- Ghudavan (Lamang South)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lamang at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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