1. Family: Niger-Congo
  2. Subfamily: Benue-Congo
  3. Genus: Bantoid

Teke (Southern)

WALS coordinates: 2° 20′ S, 14° 30′ E

spoken in Congo

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Teke (South)
Routledge:
  • Kukwa
Other:
  • Teke (Kukuya),
  • Teke, Southern,
  • Teke, Kukuya dialect
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 plosives alone
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
Front Rounded Vowels None
Tone Simple tone system
Absence of Common Consonants All present
Presence of Uncommon Consonants None