Baïnounk Gubëeher is a
minority language
A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory. Such people are termed linguistic minorities or language minorities. With a total number of 196 sovereign states recognized internationally (as of 2019) a ...
of
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...
, whose speakers are concentrated in Djibonker,
Casamance
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, image_caption = Casamance in Senegal
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.
Phonology
Consonants
The consonant phonemes of Baïnounk Gubëeher are as follows:
Notes
*The phonemic status of geminated consonants is uncertain. There are a few words that have them, but there are no minimal pairs.
*Word-final can be pronounced as a
voiceless uvular trill
The voiceless uvular trill is a type of consonantal sound, used in some dialects of some spoken languages. It is less common than its voiced counterpart.
Features
Features of the voiceless uvular trill:
Occurrence
See also
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by some speakers.
Vowels
The vowel phonemes of Baïnounk Gubëeher are as follows:
Length is phonemic for all vowels. The difference between and is hard to perceive, and minimal pairs are rare.
References
Bibliography
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Senegambian languages
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