Language name: |
AIZI |
UPSID number: |
4131 |
Alternate name(s): |
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Classification: |
Niger-Kordofanian, Kru |
This language has |
33 segments |
Its Frequency index is |
0.416112343 (average percentage of segments; 0.1: many very rare segments; 0.39: average; 0.7: many common segments) |
The language has these sounds: |
p
t
c
k
kp
b
d
dj
g
gb
b<
f
v
s
S
z
Z
m
n
nj
N
l
j
w
i
I
e
E
a
^
o
UU
u
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Comment: |
Vowel harmony based on tongue root position is prevalent in Aizi. /a/ is neutral and /i,e,o,u/ are opposed to the remaining vowels. Aizi is tonal but the number of tones is uncertain. |
Source(s): |
Herault, G. 1971. L'Aizi: Esquisse phonologique et enquete lexicale. Institut de Linguistique Appliquee, Unversite d'Abidjan, Abidjan. |