UMbundu

WALS coordinates: 12° 30′ S, 15° E

spoken in Angola

Alternative Names

Ethnologue:
Ruhlen:
  • Mundu (South)
Routledge:
    Other:
    • Mbundu
    ISO 639-3:

    Features

    Feature Value References
    Phonology
    Consonant Inventories Average
    Vowel Quality Inventories Average (5-6)
    Consonant-Vowel Ratio Average
    Voicing in Plosives and Fricatives In fricatives alone
    Voicing and Gaps in Plosive Systems Other
    Uvular Consonants None
    Glottalized Consonants No glottalized consonants
    Lateral Consonants /l/, no obstruent laterals
    Front Rounded Vowels None
    Syllable Structure Simple
    Tone Simple tone system
    Absence of Common Consonants All present
    Presence of Uncommon Consonants None