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Vadi language

Kainji language spoken in Nigeria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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Quick facts Vaɗi, People ...
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Kakihum (or Gadi, Gaɗi),[citation needed] is a dialect.

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Phonology

Consonants

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  • /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].[2]

Vowels

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  • 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.[3]
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References

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