Tegem language

Tegem, also Jebel Tekeim, is a Niger–Congo language spoken in Kordofan, Sudan. It is sometimes considered a dialect of Lafofa, which is poorly attested.

Phonology

Consonants

• Labialization [Ê·] is also said to occur among sounds.
• The following sounds can occur as geminated, [bː, mː, t̪ː, d̪ː, rː, lː, ɫː, ʈː, cː, ɟː, kː].

Vowels

• Vowel length is also distinctive.

References

Sources

• Roger Blench, 2011 (ms), "Does Kordofanian constitute a group and if not, where does its languages fit into Niger-Congo?"http://media.leidenuniv.nl/legacy/nuba-hills-conference-paper-2011.pdf