Mandari dialect

Eastern Nilotic language of South Sudan
Mandari
Kir
RegionSouth Sudan
EthnicityMundari
Native speakers
70,000 (2014)[1]
Language family
Nilo-Saharan?
Writing system
Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3mqu
Glottologmand1425

Mandari (also written Mundari) is an Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Mundari people of South Sudan.

Writing system

Mandari alphabet[2]
Uppercase A Ä B ʼB D ʼD E Ë G I Ï J K L M N
Lowercase a ä b ʼb d ʼd e ë g i ï j k l m n
Pronunciation in IPA a ə b ɓ d ɗ ɛ e g ɪ i ɟ/d͡ʒ k l m n
Uppercase NY Ŋ O Ö P R S T U Ü W Y ʼY ʼ
Lowercase ny ŋ o ö p r s t u ü w y ʼy ʼ
Pronunciation in IPA ɲ ŋ ɔ o p r s t ʊ u w j ʄ ʔ

Tones

  • á - [˥]
  • à - [˩]
  • a - [˧]
  • â - [˥˩][3]

References

  1. ^ Mandari at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Wani, Goke & Stirtz 2013, p. viii.
  3. ^ "Mandari language, pronunciation, and alphabet". Omniglot. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  • Wani, Enike Amina; Goke, Martin Lomu; Stirtz, Tim (2013). "Mundari-English dictionary" (PDF). Juba: SIL International, Mundari Translation and Literacy Project.
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Eastern Sudanic languages
Part of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family
Northern k languages
Nubian
Hill Nubian
Nara
Nyima
Taman
Southern n languages
Surmic
North
Southeast
Southwest
Eastern Jebel
Temein
Daju
Eastern
Western
Nilotic
Large group listed below
Eastern
Bari
Teso–Turkana
Lotuko
Ongamo–Maa
Western
Dinka–Nuer
Luo
Northern
Southern
Burun
Southern
Kalenjin
Elgon
Nandi–Markweta
Okiek–Mosiro
Pökoot
Omotik–Datooga
Italics indicate extinct languages


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