Vadi language

The Vadi language (Tsuvadi), is a Kainji language of Nigeria spoken by the Kambari people.

Kakihum (or Gadi, Gaɗi), is a dialect.

Phonology

Consonants

• /f/ only rarely occurs.
• /ɾ/ can be heard as either a tap [ɾ] or a trill [r] in free variation.
• /n/ as a homorganic nasal, can be heard as palatal [ɲ] when preceding a palatal or post-alveolar consonant, and as velar [ŋ] when preceding a velar or glottal consonant.
• /nʲ/ may also be heard as a palatal nasal [ɲ].

Vowels

• The status of [ɨ] is only heard as an alternate of sounds /i, u/ within speech, as well as its lengthened and nasalized equivalents.
• The sounds of /ɛ, ɛ̃, ɛː, ɛ̃ː/ may be heard as more close-mid [e, ẽ, eː, ẽː] across dialects.

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