Senadi

WALS coordinates: 9° 30′ N, 6° 15′ W

spoken in Côte d'Ivoire

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Senari
Routledge:
  • Senari
Other:
  • Tyebaara Senoufo
ISO 639-3:

Features

Feature Value References
Phonology
Consonant Inventories Average
Vowel Quality Inventories Large (7-14)
Consonant-Vowel Ratio Average
Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives In both plosives and fricatives
Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems None missing in /p t k b d g/
Uvular Consonants None
Glottalized Consonants No glottalized consonants
Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
Vowel Nasalization Contrast present
Front Rounded Vowels None
Syllable Structure Simple
Tone Complex tone system
Absence of Common Consonants All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants Labial-velars