Mandari dialect
| Mandari | |
|---|---|
| Kir | |
| Region | South Sudan |
| Ethnicity | Mundari |
Native speakers | 70,000 (2014)[1] |
| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mqu |
| Glottolog | mand1425 |
Mandari (also written Mundari) is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Mundari people of South Sudan.
Writing system[edit]
| Uppercase | A | Ä | B | ʼB | D | ʼD | E | Ë | G | I | Ï | J | K | L | M | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.